Tankard

ca. 1725–1750

Silver

Approx. 7 x 3 3/4 in.; 39 troy oz.

Gift of Louisa Quintard Lawrence

2020.37

Peter Quintard, the maker of this tankard, was active in New York from 1722 to about 1735. Descended from Huguenot immigrant parents who initially settled in New York, Quintard trained in the city under the preeminent colonial silversmith Charles Le Roux. Like many Huguenot family members, Quintard followed his family to Fairfield County in Connecticut. After settling in Norwalk before 1737, he worked as a silversmith, merchant, and tavern keeper until 1755. Charles C. and Evelyn Quintard (née Payne) Lawrence, purchased this tankard at the Plaza Art Gallery, at 22 East 46th Street, around 1955. The couple, both descended from old Stamford, Connecticut families, acquired the tankard to reclaim the work of their forebear.

DescriptionRaised, cylindrical silver tankard with straight, inward sloping sides, hinged, flat cover with everted lip and serrated flange, and applied, seamed, c-scroll handle. Tankard body finished at bottom with applied molded foot ring; handle has applied baluster drop and cocoon thumbpiece. Handle engraved with monogram, “C / T # D” in Roman letters.

MarkingsMaker’s mark, “Pq” in rectangular surround stamped along right and left sides of upper handle/body joint.

InscribedHandle engraved with monogram, “C / T # D” in Roman letters.

ProvenancePurchased by Charles C. Lawrence and Evelyn Q. Lawrence from Plaza Art Gallery, New York City, NY, ca. February, 1955; inherited by daughter Louisa Q. Lawrence, New York City, NY, 1988; given to the New-York Historical Society, 2020.

ClassificationsSILVER