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Tankard

A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

1705–22

Artist:

John Coney
American, 1655–1722
Boston

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 166

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

John Coney

Title

Tankard

Place

Boston (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1705–1722

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

Roman capitals in a shield with crown above and coney below on bottom and left of handle: "IC" Roman capitals in rectangle on center outer front bezel of cover: "IC" Engraved on handle: "G / R*H"

Dimensions

20.3 × 12.1 × 18.4 cm (8 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

1954.131

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