Tankard

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Tankard

c. 1700

Johannis Nys (American, 1671–1734)

This tankard was made by Philadelphia silversmith Johannis Nys. The flat lid, cocoon-shaped thumbpiece, exuberantly shaped handle, masked terminus, cut-card decoration at the top of the base molding, and generally broad proportions are distinctively New York traits. This suggests that Nys completed his apprenticeship in New York and then brought the New York vernacular, which found its inspiration in Dutch work, to Philadelphia. The tankard bears the initials of Andrew Hamilton, Sr., an attorney general of Pennsylvania and a member of the colonial building committee whose design for the Pennsylvania state house was approved in 1732.

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Object Details

Title:

Tankard

Date:

c. 1700

Artist:

Johannis Nys (American, 1671–1734)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

7 11/16 x 8 15/16 x 5 7/8 inches (19.5 x 22.7 x 14.9 cm) Weight (inscribed): 40 ounces 13 dwt

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of William M. Elkins, 1922

Accession Number:

1922-86-17

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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