Tankard
late 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Ruby glass tankard, engraved. Mount: The engraved silver-gilt mounts bear the town mark for Augsburg and the maker's mark D.B.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ruby glass, engraved, silver gilt mount |
| Brief description | Tankard, ruby glass with silver-gilt mounts, engraved, South Germany (possibly Munich or Freising), 1675-1700 |
| Physical description | Ruby glass tankard, engraved. Mount: The engraved silver-gilt mounts bear the town mark for Augsburg and the maker's mark D.B. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss A. Lowther |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Aimée Constance Anne Lowther 1869 - 1935 Her will reads: "I give and bequeath (free of duty) to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London my antique silver basin and ewer and 17th century German red glass tankard (formerly in the possession the late Col.Claude Lowther.)" Col. Claude Lowther was her late brother Claude William Henry Lowther (born 1870), who died at his London house 43 Catherine Street, Westminster, on 17th June 1929. |
| Bibliographic reference | Charleston (1977, p. 204) for attribution to South Germany |
| Other number | 8895 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.891-1935 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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