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The arms are those of Oliver or Osgood, possibly for John Osgood of Andover, Massachusetts
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM SIMPKINS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1760
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A SILVER TANKARD
Maker's Mark of William Simpkins, Boston, circa 1760
Cylindrical, with applied midband, the domed cover with a spiral-turned flame finial, the handle grip applied with a drop and the terminal with a lion's mask, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms in a rococo cartouche, the handle engraved O over I*A, the base with scratchweight 30oz. 1/4; marked near rim
8 1/2in. high; 29oz.
Maker's Mark of William Simpkins, Boston, circa 1760
Cylindrical, with applied midband, the domed cover with a spiral-turned flame finial, the handle grip applied with a drop and the terminal with a lion's mask, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms in a rococo cartouche, the handle engraved O over I*A, the base with scratchweight 30oz. 1/4; marked near rim
8 1/2in. high; 29oz.