Tankard

Name/Title

Tankard

Entry/Object ID

1936.5.1

Description

Wooden tankard constructed similarly to a barrel. The tankard is straight-sided, tapering inward from the base to the top. It is constructed of straight wooden slats, and there are four wooden rings nailed to the slats around the outside. A wooden handle is nailed to one side and spans from the mid-point to the top.

Context

Made by Ithamar Smith of Waitsfield, Vermont, circa 1820

Acquisition

Accession

1936.5

Source or Donor

Smith, Harriet E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Smith, Ithamar (1787-1862)

Date made

1820

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tankard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mug

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Wood