Harvard Art Museums > 879.1927: "The Hedge Tankard" Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""The Hedge Tankard" (Edward Winslow) , 879.1927,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/232228. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 879.1927 People Edward Winslow, American (Boston, MA 1669 - 1753 Boston, MA) Title "The Hedge Tankard" Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1700 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/232228 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 14.6 x 11.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.) 2863.25 g Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Mark: EW; below: fleur-de-lis; shaped shield; engraved on bottom: Harvard College Provenance Recorded Ownership History From unidentified donor. Harvard College, Cambridge, MA. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University; Unidentified donor Object Number 879.1927 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Straight tapering sides, moulded base and rim. Scroll handle with cherub's head tip, body drop, moulded hinge and dolphin and mask thumbpiece. Flat stepped cover with serrated edge. Commentary The following eight vessels constitute Harvard's ceremonial silver. They are taken out of Harvard Art Museum storage and displayed only for the most important occasions, most notably for presidential inaugurations. Information about their history and display are in the files of the University Portrait Collection: "The John Vassal Tankard", by Joseph Kneeland, American, 873.1927 "The William Vassal Tankard" by Joseph Kneeland, 874.1927 "The Dunster Tankard" by Ephraim Cobb, American, 876.1927 "The Stoughton Cup" by John Coney, American, 877.1927.A-B "The Holyoke Caudle Cup" by John Coney, 878.1927 "The Hedge Tankard" by Edward Winslow, American, 879.1927 "The Great Salt", unidentified British maker, 881.1927 "The Browne Cup," by John Burt, American, 882.1927.A-B Publication History American Silver: The Work of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Silversmiths, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, MA, 1906), no. 324 Furniture and Decorative Arts of the Period 1636-1836, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1936), p. 31 Timothy Anglin Burgard, American Art at Harvard: Cultures and Contexts, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1994), p. 10, cat. 17 Jeannine Skerry, "'Ancient and Valuable Gifts': Silver at Colonial Harvard", New England Silver and Silversmithing, 1620-1815, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts (Boston, MA, 2001), pp. 183-209, pp. 189-190, fig. 4 Jeannine Falino, ed., New England Silver & Silversmithing 1620-1815, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts (Boston, MA, 2001), Pp. 189-190, Fig. 4; Pp. 183-209 Exhibition History American Art at Harvard: Cultures and Contexts, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/01/1994 - 12/30/1994 The Persistence of Memory: Continuity and Change in American Cultures, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/29/1995 - 05/13/2001 Related Works 2020.203 Edward Winslow Caudle Cup Vessels Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
