Tankard
1745-1747 (made)
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Nearly cylindrical, slightly expanding to the base; loop handle. Painted with a group of stylised pomegranates, figs and other fruit in purple, green and yellow; on either side of the handle is a formal tree in manganese purple; line borders above and below in manganese purple. The tankard is mounted with a pewter base and cover with thumb-knob. The cover is inscribed and dated R.E.R. 1752.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours and mounted with a pewter cover |
| Brief description | Tankard of earthenware covered with a tin glaze, painted in colours and mounted in pewter. Made in the factory of Fränkel and Schreck. German (Bayreuth, St. Georgen am See), about 1745-7. Pewter lid dated 1752. |
| Physical description | Nearly cylindrical, slightly expanding to the base; loop handle. Painted with a group of stylised pomegranates, figs and other fruit in purple, green and yellow; on either side of the handle is a formal tree in manganese purple; line borders above and below in manganese purple. The tankard is mounted with a pewter base and cover with thumb-knob. The cover is inscribed and dated R.E.R. 1752. |
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| Gallery label | Tankard with pewter lid
Made at the factory of Adolf Fränkel and Johann Veit Schreck, St. Georgen-am-See, Bayreuth, Germany 1745-1747
Mark: 'B.F.S.', in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.105-1926 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, through the National Art Collections Fund(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Production | Made in the factory of Adolf Fränkel and Johann Veit Schreck. |
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| Accession number | C.105-1926 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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