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Lot Essay
Samuel More's will of 1715 reads:
“All the rest and residue of my money and plate I give devise & bequeath unto the use & benefit of the first meeting house in Boston commonly called the old meeting house, and unto the use and benefit of the South Meeting House being equally divided between them”
Described as a mariner in his will, Samuel More bequeathed his silver to both the Old Meeting House and the South Meeting House in Boston. The whole inventory weighed 74 troy ounces and was valued at £29 12s, so this tankard, at 27 ounces, represents the lion's share of More's gift to Old South.
“All the rest and residue of my money and plate I give devise & bequeath unto the use & benefit of the first meeting house in Boston commonly called the old meeting house, and unto the use and benefit of the South Meeting House being equally divided between them”
Described as a mariner in his will, Samuel More bequeathed his silver to both the Old Meeting House and the South Meeting House in Boston. The whole inventory weighed 74 troy ounces and was valued at £29 12s, so this tankard, at 27 ounces, represents the lion's share of More's gift to Old South.