A list of early American silversmiths and their marks (1917)
French, Hollis, 1868-1940, Walpole Society (U.S.) · New York, Printed for the Society · leaf 178
SILVERSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS Tankard — A drinking vesselon a flat or moulded base orlow foot, with tapering orbellied sides, handle and FINIAL dPURCHASE orthombpiece: … TIPorEND lid. Known in flagon formin England about 1550, butnot in common use until acentury later. The earlyAmerican tankards had aflat lid to which later a lowdome was added. Later stillthe lid consisted of a seriesof steps usually surmountedby a flnial. To describethese three species of lid(the…
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