QUART TANKARD BY HENRY WILL
HENRY WILL WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN PEWTERERS OF THE 18TH CENTURY. HE WORKED IN NEW YORK CITY FROM 1763-1793. FROM 1775-1783 HE MOVED TO ALBANY, NY TO ESCAPE THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF THE CITY. HE RETURNED TO THE CITY IN 1783 CONTINUING TO WORK AS A PEWTERER AND IN HIS LATER YEARS AS A SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT, RETIRING IN 1793. HIS PEWTER IS VERY DESIRABLE AND RARE. WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THIS QUART TANKARD, MARK J-272(LOWER) AND REFERENCE #647 IN AN AMERICAN PEWTER COLLECTION, WITH DOUBLE DOME LID, PLAIN TAPERED BODY, RAISED FOOT, CHAIR BACK THUMB PIECE WITH THREE PART HINGE(TYPICAL OF NEW YORK MANUFACTURE), AND HOLLOW SCROLL HANDLE WITH AN ATTENUATED HOODED BUD TERMNIAL. VESSELS MARKED IN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM WERE FREQUENTLY SUBJECTED TO DETERIORATION BY PERSISTENT LIQUID BATHING. THE CONDITION OF THIS MARK IS EXCELLENT AS WELL AS THE PEWTER...