Tankard
1662 (dated)
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Tankard of dark brown stoneware with relief decoration, painted in enamel colours. On the front is a medallion depicting the Pelican in her Piety. Round the bottom is the inscription: 'CHRISTVS BESPRENGET VNS MIT SEIN BLVT, WIE DER PELICAN SEIN IVNGEN TVHT. 1662.' Nearly cylindrical with slightly spreading base and loop handle. Round the middle is a wide band of 'engine-turned' ornament, interrupted by the painted medallion. Above and below are narrow bands of rosettes and scrolls. On the handle is a lion's mask terminating in a long leaf.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with relief decoration, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Tankard depicting the Pelican in her Piety, made in Kreussen, Germany, dated 1662, stoneware with relief decoration painted in enamels |
| Physical description | Tankard of dark brown stoneware with relief decoration, painted in enamel colours. On the front is a medallion depicting the Pelican in her Piety. Round the bottom is the inscription: 'CHRISTVS BESPRENGET VNS MIT SEIN BLVT, WIE DER PELICAN SEIN IVNGEN TVHT. 1662.' Nearly cylindrical with slightly spreading base and loop handle. Round the middle is a wide band of 'engine-turned' ornament, interrupted by the painted medallion. Above and below are narrow bands of rosettes and scrolls. On the handle is a lion's mask terminating in a long leaf. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CHRISTVS BESPRENGET VNS MIT SEIN BLVT, WIE DER PELICAN SEIN IVNGEN TVHT. 1662' (Inscribed round the bottom) |
| Gallery label | Tankard depicting the Pelican in her Piety
Made in Kreussen, Germany dated 1662
Stoneware with relief decoration painted in enamels
4794-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection. |
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| Accession number | 4794-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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