The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 10, 2023

Tankard

1715–1720

fabricated by

John Edwards

(British)

America, Massachusetts, Boston, early 18th century

Silver

With handle: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Gift of Hollis French 1940.188

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

Engraved on handle: "SB to RA".

Inscription

Stamped on side: "IE".

Inscription

Engraved underside: "B" above "S.C".

Provenance
Hollis French, Annisquam, MA.
Citations
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 49
Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.188