Artwork
Tankard
Artist
Joseph Walker
(Irish, active 1690 - 1722)
DepartmentEuropean Art
CultureIrish
Date1701
MediumSterling silver
Dimensionsh. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
w. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
base diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
w. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
base diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of John V. Rowan, Jr.
Object number2004.13.217
GeographyPlace madeDublin, Leinster, Ireland
General regionEurope
DescriptionDrinking vessel with the engraved coat-of-arms and crest of the Crossley family, possibly for Anthony Crossley of Further Scaitcliffe and Dromore, Ireland, who had fought at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and died in 1757, with banner inscribed: THE CHARITABLE ADVENTURE 1701.MarkingsHallmarked: illegible, sterling standard, date letter for 1701Not on view
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