Tankard
19th century (made)
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Tankard (Schnelle) of buff-coloured stoneware, with applied moulded decoration, coloured blue. The decoration consists of standing figures of Jason (?), Venus with Cupid, and Hannibal, the last two inscribed respectively 'D. VENUS, 1566' and 'HANIBAL R. CARTHA-1566.' Under each figure is a shield with the arms of the Empire. The figures are in narrow vertical panels, rounded at the top. The upper and lower portions of the tankard are decorated with mouldings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with applied moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Tankard (Schnelle), stoneware with applied moulded decoration, made in Germany, 19th century |
| Physical description | Tankard (Schnelle) of buff-coloured stoneware, with applied moulded decoration, coloured blue. The decoration consists of standing figures of Jason (?), Venus with Cupid, and Hannibal, the last two inscribed respectively 'D. VENUS, 1566' and 'HANIBAL R. CARTHA-1566.' Under each figure is a shield with the arms of the Empire. The figures are in narrow vertical panels, rounded at the top. The upper and lower portions of the tankard are decorated with mouldings. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 4765-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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