A rare William and Mary provincial silver tankard

A rare William and Mary provincial silver tankard,

by Timothy or John Smith, York 1691,

tapering circular form, flat hinged cover, scroll handle and thumb-piece, the front engraved with the arms of The Worshipful Company of Drapers with scrolling plume mantling, and inscribed 'The Gift of Timothy Williamson and John Hartloy' and with by different hand 'to TI (ackson)', height 15cm, approx. weight 18.4oz.

Provenance:

A Private Collection.

Alastair Dickenson Ltd.

A Private Collection

Christie's London, Fine Silver 13 June 2000, lot 254.

the inside of the cover with a label Collezione S. Bulgari, Roma.

Thomas Lumley.

Exhibited:

Three Centuries of York Silver, 1550-1858, Merchant Venturers' Hall, York 14th-25th July 2000, exhibit 137.

An Exhibition of Silver and other works of Art, Thomas Lumley Ltd. 2 Old Bond Street, London, 28 November -8 December 1973, exhibit 18.

Thomas Lumley writes: 'The arms are those of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Thomas Jackson was a Merchant Taylor made Free in 1655 and was Chamberlain of York in 1665. From research done by York Castle Museum it would appear that he spent much of his time in London, but managed to be made Free of the York Company in order to trade in the City. He died in London of 11 January 1692/3.'