Tankard
On View In:
Gallery 350
Artist:   Henricus Boelen  
Title:   Tankard  
Date:   c. 1720  
Medium:   Silver  
Dimensions:   7 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/2in. (18.7 x 22.2 x 14cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell  
Location:   Gallery 350  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Boelen, Henricus  
Role:   Maker  
Nationality:   American  
Life Dates:   American, c. 1697 - 1755  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Mark Engraved on handle are the initials: [B] [I H] [I * H] maker's mark stamped to right and left of handle: crude capitals, conjoined, in a shaped shiel  
Classification:   Metalwork  
Physical Description:   tankard with cylindrical body, flat cover with serrated front edge; coin inset on cover (silver crown of Hungary; S-scrolled handle engraved with contemporary initials [PHJM]); corkscrew thumb piece; handle tip embossed with ram's head  
Creation Place:   North America, United States, , New York, New York City  
Accession #:   32.21.13  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts