Tankard
Dateca. 1730
Marked by
Nathaniel Morse
ca. 1688-1748
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 8 ½”; OW (including handle): 7”; ODiam at foot: 5”
Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage
Object number2020-251
DescriptionSilver tankard: Stepped footband supports tapered body with low-set midband. C-scroll handle with rounded drop at upper juncture and oval disk at lower juncture to body; handle terminates in slightly domed plain oval disk. Stepped, domed lid with peened bell-shaped finial and hinge with tall, scrolled thumbpiece and shaped drop on top of handle Inscription(s)Engraved on handle in block letters “I M” with a pellet betweenMark(s)Marked in relief to left of handle: 1) “N Mors” in rectangle; note: mark is clear but very small [Kane mark G] and 2) larger mark with shaped cartouche enclosing “N Mor[s]” with crown above and lion [?] passant below; note: mark appears very soft or rubbed. Mark #1 is also struck on lid. Mark #2 appears to be previously unrecorded
1690 -1710
ca.1760