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A work made of silver.

Tankard

c. 1705

Jeremiah Dummer (American, 1645–1718) Boston

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Jeremiah Dummer was an apprentice to Boston silversmiths John Hull and Robert Sanderson, and in turn he taught the trade to Edward Winslow. This tankard is one of a small group made by Dummer that employs cut-card decoration. The designs on the rear of the tankard and the top of the lid were cut from a thin card of silver and applied to the surface of the tankard with liquid silver or solder.

Silver

Drinking and Dining

Arts of the Americas