AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1780
Tapering cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, the high stepped domed cover with writhen finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and oval disc terminal, engraved with block monogram F / N*D, marked left of upper handle terminal Benjamin Burt in a cartouche (Kane mark A)
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
28 oz. 8 dwt. (883 gr.)
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1780
Tapering cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, the high stepped domed cover with writhen finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and oval disc terminal, engraved with block monogram F / N*D, marked left of upper handle terminal Benjamin Burt in a cartouche (Kane mark A)
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
28 oz. 8 dwt. (883 gr.)