Tankard

Physical description

Covered tankard with hinged lid with engraved and chased strapwork on join between body and base, below rim and on lid; cast handle and cast shaped finial on lid.

Place of Origin

Augsburg, Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1718-1720 (made)

Artist/maker

Lang, Franz Thaddeaus (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Silver-gilt, engraved and chased

Marks and inscriptions

Underside of tankard and rim of lid, on either side of thumbpiece: maker's mark of Franz Thaddeaus Lang and town mark for Augsburg for 1718-20

Dimensions

Diameter: 12.10 cm foot, Height: 15.80 cm, Width: 16.50 cm

Object history note

Purcase - J. Webb Collection - (£40)

Inside the lid there is an colourful enamelled medal painted with a coat of arms (presumably origional) bearing the nams M: EVPHEMIA Ceberg.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

German Domestic Silver of the Eighteenth Century, Charles Oman, Pg. 12, V&A 1965

Labels and date

Silver Gallery:
Augsburg goldsmiths quickly adopted the Régence style from Parisian ornament prints and produced elegant designs of their own. This tankard, a common choice of gift in southern Germany, is decorated with delicately chased and engraved borders of strapwork, scrolls, fruits and lambrequins (draped cloths). [26/11/2002]

Production Note

Franz Thaddeaus Lang (master 1719, assay master 1732 and 1748, died 1773)

Categories

Drinking; Metalwork

Collection code

MET