One-quart Tankard
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Frederick Bassett (American, active 1761–1800). One-quart Tankard, ca. 1770. Pewter, 6 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (17.5 x 18.7 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Bergen Glover, 61.51.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Maker
Title
One-quart Tankard
Date
ca. 1770
Geography
Possible place made: New York, New York, United States, Possible place made: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Medium
Pewter
Classification
Dimensions
6 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (17.5 x 18.7 x 14 cm)
Inscriptions
Incised on underside of tankard: "N H / HxB"; upside down, lightly scratched initials in seemingly different hand, "DAD" and "PAT[?]" and possibly others.
Markings
Impressed on inside bottom of tankard in center: circular stamp with "[star] F.B [star]" within a roped ring. .
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bergen Glover
Accession Number
61.51.4
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