A LARGE AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF WILLIAM SIMPKINS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Tapering cylindrical, applied with midband, the domed cover with bell finial, the handle with scroll thumbpiece and oval terminal, the front engraved with a rococo cartouche and the inscription The gift of Mrs. Ann White to the Church in Brooklyn, marked near rim with Kane mark D and under base with Kane mark C
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high; 36 oz. 10 dwt. (1,141 gr.)
A LARGE AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF WILLIAM SIMPKINS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Tapering cylindrical, applied with midband, the domed cover with bell finial, the handle with scroll thumbpiece and oval terminal, the front engraved with a rococo cartouche and the inscription The gift of Mrs. Ann White to the Church in Brooklyn, marked near rim with Kane mark D and under base with Kane mark C
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high; 36 oz. 10 dwt. (1,141 gr.)
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