Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tankard
Object name
Tankard
Date
1760-1800
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 18.4 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Pewter tankard cylindrical shaped with domed lid and open thumpiece, and a solid double scroll handle on a molded base with an unusual solid contour.
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1964.53
Marks
inscribed: unidentifiable mark with a crown over a "W" and another letter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
