Tankard
On View In:
Gallery 350
Artist:   John Coney  
Title:   Tankard  
Date:   1710-1720  
Medium:   Silver  
Dimensions:   7 1/2 x 7 x 4 1/2in. (19 x 17.8 x 11.4cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell  
Location:   Gallery 350  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Coney, John  
Role:   Silversmith  
Nationality:   American  
Life Dates:   American, 1656-1722  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Marks front, on body: [EMM] bottom engraved with the name [Hannah Wadsworth] below rim to left of handle  
Classification:   Metalwork  
Physical Description:   tankard, with slender tapered body circled by a moulded band about a third of the way up from a moulded base, domed cover topped by a finial; scroll handle, with an erect scroll thumb piece, terminating in an embossed cherub's head, an applied, moulded drop extends part way down the handle from the hinge, the front of the body is engraved with the monogram EMM  
Creation Place:   North America, United States, , Massachusetts, Boston  
Accession #:   45.17  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts