George III Tankard
Manufacturer
Thomas Whipham
Manufacturer
Charles Wright
(American, active 1872)
CultureEnglish
Date1758-59
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 5 3/8 in. (25.4 x 13.7 cm)
Inscribed"C" over "TW"; engraved "JMM" in script over an engraved bar; hallmark on lid and on bottom.
Credit LineBequest of B. Page Marsden
Object number51.1.1
Not on view
Label TextThomas Whipham English, London (active 1737-85) and Charles Wright English, London (active 1757-90) Partnership 1757-75 Tankard, 1758-59 Silver Gift of B. Page Marsden 51.1.1 This large baluster-shaped tankard with applied cast shell thumb-piece was made by the partnership of Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright. A similar tankard by Whipham and Wright was made about a decade later for an American merchant, John Williams of Boston, who purchased the coffeepot in London in 1767 to celebrate his appointment as Inspector General of Customs for North America. Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum", 6/15-8/6/89 "Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.
19th century
