拍品专文
The arms are those of Solley, probably for Samuel Solley (c. 1710-1785), councilor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 1740 to 1753, who married Elizabeth Jaffrey (1719-1753) on 20 October 1741.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOAN AND BOWEN BLAIR, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF KNIGHT LEVRETT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1745
细节
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF KNIGHT LEVRETT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1745
Tapered cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, engraved on the front with a later coat-of-arms, the stepped domed cover with baluster finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop above engraved block monogram T / A*M, with convex George I silver shilling, South Sea Company issue, coin terminal, marked on handle and twice on underside K. Leverett in rectangle (Kane mark A), underside also with engraved weight 28 oz - 16 pwt, and scratched 1703-1753, which corresponds to Levrett's life dates
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
26 oz. 10 dwt. (824 gr.)
MARK OF KNIGHT LEVRETT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1745
Tapered cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, engraved on the front with a later coat-of-arms, the stepped domed cover with baluster finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop above engraved block monogram T / A*M, with convex George I silver shilling, South Sea Company issue, coin terminal, marked on handle and twice on underside K. Leverett in rectangle (Kane mark A), underside also with engraved weight 28 oz - 16 pwt, and scratched 1703-1753, which corresponds to Levrett's life dates
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
26 oz. 10 dwt. (824 gr.)
来源
Probably with Samuel Solley (c. 1710-1785).
Acquired by the present owner in August 1963.
Acquired by the present owner in August 1963.
出版
Allan Wardwell, "One Hundred Years of American Tankards," Antiques, 1 July 1966, pp. 82-83, fig 6.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, p. 658.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, p. 658.
荣誉呈献
Julia Jones
Associate Specialist
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