id:			122931
accession number:	1943.187
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.187
updated:		2025-02-14 13:29:48.033000

Tankard, c. 1760–1780. John Coverly (American, 1800). Silver; overall: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.); with handle: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); without handle: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection 1943.187

title:				Tankard
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creation date:			c. 1760–1780
creation date earliest:		1755
creation date latest:		1785
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creditline:			The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection
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culture:	America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* John Coverly (American, 1800)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.); with handle: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); without handle: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Engraved on handle: "P" over "I * H".
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	inscription:	Stamped on lid: "Coverly"
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	inscription:	Stamped underside: "I.COVERLY".
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Francis Hill Bigelow); Thomas S. Grasselli.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
	page number: 	mentioned & reproduced P 33
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=29477961

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