Tankard
ca. 1620-1630 (made)
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Tankard, green serpentine with silver mounts. Cylindrical, spreading towards the base; mounted with a broad band of silver at the lip, a narrow band below the middle and a spreading foot, all cast in low relief with ornament from repeating stamps. The domed cover is engraved with foliage spring from grotesque heads and supporting cherub heads and is surmounted by a button and a pointed knob. The thumbpiece is cast in openwork witha female dem-figure garnished with foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Serpentine with silver mounts |
| Brief description | Tankard, serpentine with silver mounts, London, ca.1620-30, mark unidentified. |
| Physical description | Tankard, green serpentine with silver mounts. Cylindrical, spreading towards the base; mounted with a broad band of silver at the lip, a narrow band below the middle and a spreading foot, all cast in low relief with ornament from repeating stamps. The domed cover is engraved with foliage spring from grotesque heads and supporting cherub heads and is surmounted by a button and a pointed knob. The thumbpiece is cast in openwork witha female dem-figure garnished with foliage. |
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| Object history | Purchase from Messrs Heigham, High Holborn, WC. |
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| Accession number | M.52-1912 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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