Miniature Tankard

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Miniature Tankard

c. 1710

David Clayton (English (London), active from 1697)

Small-scale or miniature household objects made of silver were intended as furnishings for doll houses (or “baby houses” as the English called them). Made by eighteenth-century Dutch and English silversmiths who specialized in the creation of tiny silver objects, this piece belonged to Jeannette B. Stern Whitebook.

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Object Details

Title:

Miniature Tankard

Date:

c. 1710

Artist:

David Clayton (English (London), active from 1697)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

2 1/8 x 2 inches (5.4 x 5.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanis and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stern in memory of Jeannette Stern Whitebook Lasker, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-41-9

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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