Tankard
Benjamin BurtWW-1760-008463
Gift of Robert S. Grinnell, 1970
Catalogue
- Year
- 1760
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (21.6 x 18.7 cm); 28 oz. 8 dwt. (883.8 g) Lip: Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm) Base: Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Benjamin Burt
Artist
Benjamin Burt
Benjamin Burt was an American silversmith active in Boston during the early eighteenth century. Working in the colonial period, he produced domestic and ecclesiastical silver objects that reflected both English design traditions and emerging American tastes.
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- Benjamin Burt
- Year
- 1760
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (21.6 x 18.7 cm); 28 oz. 8 dwt. (883.8 g) Lip: Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm) Base: Diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1760-008463
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified