Tankard
Object type: Tankard
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: John Hancock|Benjamin Burt
Artist bio: 1732–1784|American, Boston, Massachusetts 1729–1805 Boston, Massachusetts
Artist role: Retailer|Maker
Artist nationality: American|American
Date: ca. 1766
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm); 25 oz. 6 dwt. (784.7 g)
Base: Diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Lip: Diam. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Geography: Made in Boston   United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Accession year: 1933