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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tankard

ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware tankard (Birnkrug) with pewter mount. Carved vertical diaper (Kerbschnitt) with stamped rosettes and leaf decoration, applied cherubs' heads and berry prunts. Painted in red, white and blue enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, pewter and enamel.
Brief description
Stoneware tankard with pewter mount, painted in coloured enamels and gilded,German, Freiberg, ca. 1680.
Physical description
Stoneware tankard (Birnkrug) with pewter mount. Carved vertical diaper (Kerbschnitt) with stamped rosettes and leaf decoration, applied cherubs' heads and berry prunts. Painted in red, white and blue enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
Collection
Accession number
1937-1855

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Record createdJanuary 24, 2003
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