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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 66, The Whiteley Galleries

Black Jack

ca. 1653 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Tankard


Object details

Categories
Drinking
Fakes & Forgeries
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Black jack
Materials and techniques
Silver mounts, leather
Brief description
Black jack, leather with silver mounts, England, ca.1653
Physical description
Tankard
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm
  • Length: 9.5cm
  • Weight: 84.8g
Marks and inscriptions
  • The silver cartouche on the front bears the arms of Cromwell as Lord Protector, and on the silver rim the inscription "Oliver Cromwell 1653"
  • Town mark: English
Credit line
Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp
Object history
Gift - Col. J. R. Waldo-Sibthorp
41 Sillwood Rd., Brighton
(Nominal file)
Acquisition RF: Waldo Sibthorp
Bibliographic reference
Woodward, J., Heraldry ,1896. Vol. II pp. III
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
1920-1898

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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