THE SAMUEL MORE SILVER TANKARD
拍品 90 PROPERTY OF OLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON

THE SAMUEL MORE SILVER TANKARD

MARK OF JOHN CONEY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1716

已結束2015年1月22日

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THE SAMUEL MORE SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF JOHN CONEY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1716
Tapering cylindrical, on molded circular foot, the body with applied mid-band, the stepped domed cover with baluster finial, the scroll handle with cherub head terminal, engraved under base: Ex dono S: More, marked near handle and under base, with Kane mark C and D
7 ½ in. (18.8 cm.) high; 27 oz. (852 gr.)

專家說明

Samuel More's will of 1715 reads:
“All the rest and residue of my money and plate I give devise & bequeath unto the use & benefit of the first meeting house in Boston commonly called the old meeting house, and unto the use and benefit of the South Meeting House being equally divided between them”

Described as a mariner in his will, Samuel More bequeathed his silver to both the Old Meeting House and the South Meeting House in Boston. The whole inventory weighed 74 troy ounces and was valued at £29 12s, so this tankard, at 27 ounces, represents the lion's share of More's gift to Old South.