Silver Tankards Photos

Covered silver or other metals tankards for drinking beer or other similar drinks were a status symbol and are now collectible.

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Silver tankard c1650 by Abraham Meytens of Stockholm before Dutch goblet at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.English silver tankard at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.German silver tankard by Andreas Brachfeldt at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Silver tankard by Erik Mansson Schmidt of Stockholm, Sweden at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.
Silver tankard c1650 by Abraham Meytens of Stockholm before Dutch goblet (17thC) at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.English silver tankard (1665) at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.German silver tankard (c1680) by Andreas Brachfeldt at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Silver tankard (c1685) by Erik Mansson Schmidt of Stockholm, Sweden at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.
Silver tankard by Jacobus van der Spiegel of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver tankard by Robert Sanderson & son of Boston at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver tankard by Cornelius Kierstede of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver tankard by Edward Winslow of Boston, MA at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
Silver tankard (1690-1705) by Jacobus van der Spiegel of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver tankard (c1690) by Robert Sanderson & son of Boston at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver tankard (c1695-1705) by Cornelius Kierstede of New York at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Silver tankard (c1700) by Edward Winslow of Boston, MA at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
Silver tankard by Simeon Soumaine of New York at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Silver tankards & chafing dish at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver tankard by Charles Le Roux of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver hinged tankard by Simeon Soumain of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Silver tankard (c1715) by Simeon Soumaine of New York at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Silver tankards (c1716 & 1690-99) & chafing dish (c1705-20) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver tankard (c1720-5) by Charles Le Roux of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Silver hinged tankard (c1720) by Simeon Soumain of New York at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Two silver tankards by Paul Revere I & II respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Pewter tankard by Frederick Bassett of Hartford, CT at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.American silver Rococo tankard by Paul Revere II at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Silver tankard from MA at Bennington Museum. Bennington, VT.
Two silver tankards (1726 & c1760-70) by Paul Revere I & II respectively at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.Pewter tankard (1761-1800) by Frederick Bassett of Hartford, CT at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.American silver Rococo tankard (1769) by Paul Revere II at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Silver tankard (c1770) from MA at Bennington Museum. Bennington, VT.
American silver fish server & Tankard by Edward Winslow at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Russian tankard by Ivan Semenovich Gubkin of Moscow at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Collection of American pewter at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Collection of American silver from Boston at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
American silver fish server (1850-70) & Tankard (1695) by Edward Winslow at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Russian tankard (1862) by Ivan Semenovich Gubkin of Moscow at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Collection of American pewter at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Collection of American silver from Boston at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.
Silver jug at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tankard example of Edinburgh silver industry at Edinburgh City Art Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland.Gilt silver peg tankard by Jan Reimers of Bergen, Norway at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Gilt silver tankard with narcissus by Benedict Clausen of Danzig at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Silver jug (1805) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tankard example of Edinburgh silver industry at Edinburgh City Art Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland.Gilt silver peg tankard (c1665) by Jan Reimers of Bergen, Norway at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Gilt silver tankard with narcissus (c1700) by Benedict Clausen of Danzig at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Silver tankard with lion thumb piece by James Cockburn of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tankard with 'cut-card' decoration by Robert Bruce of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver caster by Robert Bruce, tankard by Alexander Forbes, & mug by Lawrence Oliphant at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.English pewter tankards & Scottish pewter mutchkin tavern measure by John Tait of Edinburgh at Hunterian Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.
Silver tankard with lion thumb piece (1685-6) by James Cockburn of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver tankard with 'cut-card' decoration (1697-8) by Robert Bruce of Edinburgh at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Silver caster (1708) by Robert Bruce, tankard (1705) by Alexander Forbes, & mug (1744) by Lawrence Oliphant at National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.English pewter tankards (c1650-1700) & Scottish pewter mutchkin tavern measure (1700) by John Tait of Edinburgh at Hunterian Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.
Sterling silver cylindrical peg tankard made in Edinburgh at Pollok House. Glasgow, Scotland.Silver engraved tankard by David King of Dublin at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sterling silver cylindrical peg tankard (1709) made in Edinburgh at Pollok House. Glasgow, Scotland.Silver engraved tankard (1706) by David King of Dublin at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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