Tankard
Exhibitions:
Object name:
Tankard
Date:
1712
Medium:
Silver
Description:
This tankard was presented to Cornelia DePeyster (1690-1756) and Oliver Stephen Teller (1685-1729) for their wedding in 1712, and subsequently donated to the New-York Historical Society along with De Peyester’s wedding dress and ring.
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe
Object Number:
1952.109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tankard
Exhibitions:
Object name:
Tankard
Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
Silver
Description:
Owned by New York merchant Robert Lenox (1759-1839), this stately tankard is among the few tankards made after the Revolutionary War, and one of the only known Neoclassical New York examples extant.
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society, Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap Jr.
Object Number:
1950.256
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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