Tankard
about 1754 to 1768 (made)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery| Artist/Maker | |
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Cylindrical; loop handle. Painted with a man and woman with a running hare in a landscape, inscribed below: Laufs wild bräth immer hin nach dem frag ich nicht vill: ich hab schon was mich freüd: und was ich haben will. Pewter foot, and inscribed lid.
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| Materials and Techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration and pewter mounts |
| Brief Description | Tankard of earthenware covered with a tin glaze, painted in blue and mounted in pewter. German, Friedberg, about 1754 to 1768. The pewter lid dated 1778. |
| Physical Description | Cylindrical; loop handle. Painted with a man and woman with a running hare in a landscape, inscribed below: Laufs wild bräth immer hin nach dem frag ich nicht vill: ich hab schon was mich freüd: und was ich haben will. Pewter foot, and inscribed lid. |
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| Gallery Label | Tankard with pewter lid
Made in Friedberg, Germany about 1775
Mark: 'CB' (for Chur-Bayern) under a crown, in blue
Inscription: I don't ask for the running hare, anyway I already have what makes me happy and what I want to have!
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.232-1934
Pewter lid dated 1778.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bought with the assistance of the Lane Memorial Fund |
| Object history | Originally thought to date to about 1775. Bought from Cecil N. Spero, London. |
| Production | Pewter lid dated 1778. |
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| Accession Number | C.232-1934 |
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| record created | July 16, 2008 |
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