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MARK OF JOHN EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE TANKARD CIRCA 1728, THE MUG CIRCA 1720
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A SILVER TANKARD AND A SILVER MUG
MARK OF JOHN EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE TANKARD CIRCA 1728, THE MUG CIRCA 1720
The tankard cylindrical, with domed hinged cover and bell finial, engraved on the front with crossed fronds and a cherub enclosing inscription This Belongs to/the Church in/Brattle Street/1728., the sides later engraved with foliage and presentation inscription: 1863/Presented/to the/First Church in Medford/by/Charles O. Whitmore of Boston/A descendant in the 5th Generation/from John Whitmore Deacon/1713-1739, marked on body and cover with Kane mark C, also with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston loan sticker M.F.A. 104.25 First Parish Medford; the mug tapering cylindrical with applied midband, the scroll handle engraved G/F*R, marked on body with Kane mark B, the base engraved 4, also engraved with Ford Collection inventory number F22
The tankard 8¼ in. (20.6 cm.) high; the mug 4¼ in. (10.6 cm.) high; 32 oz. 10 dwt. (1,016 gr.) (2)
MARK OF JOHN EDWARDS, BOSTON, THE TANKARD CIRCA 1728, THE MUG CIRCA 1720
The tankard cylindrical, with domed hinged cover and bell finial, engraved on the front with crossed fronds and a cherub enclosing inscription This Belongs to/the Church in/Brattle Street/1728., the sides later engraved with foliage and presentation inscription: 1863/Presented/to the/First Church in Medford/by/Charles O. Whitmore of Boston/A descendant in the 5th Generation/from John Whitmore Deacon/1713-1739, marked on body and cover with Kane mark C, also with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston loan sticker M.F.A. 104.25 First Parish Medford; the mug tapering cylindrical with applied midband, the scroll handle engraved G/F*R, marked on body with Kane mark B, the base engraved 4, also engraved with Ford Collection inventory number F22
The tankard 8¼ in. (20.6 cm.) high; the mug 4¼ in. (10.6 cm.) high; 32 oz. 10 dwt. (1,016 gr.) (2)
Provenance
The tankard: sold from Brattle Street Church, Boston, 1839
Given to First Church of Christ, Medford, 1863
With Heller Antiques, 1994
The mug: Sotheby's, New York, 30 January - 2 February 1991, lot 145
Given to First Church of Christ, Medford, 1863
With Heller Antiques, 1994
The mug: Sotheby's, New York, 30 January - 2 February 1991, lot 145
Literature
The tankard: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Church Silver, 1911, p. 46, no. 417
E. Alfred Jones, Old Silver of American Churches, 1913, p.p. 272-73
Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 419
The mug:
Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 414
E. Alfred Jones, Old Silver of American Churches, 1913, p.p. 272-73
Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 419
The mug:
Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 414
Exhibited
The tankard: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Church Silver, 1911, no. 417
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