Tankard
1700-1701 (made)
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Silver tankards from the northern Netherlands are uncommon. Dutch goldsmiths rarely used the decorative technique shown here of setting silver coins into the surface, a custom more often found in Scandinavia or north Germany. A medallion has been set into the lid of this Dutch tankard commemorating the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, an event that concluded the Thirty Years War, which had devastated much of central Europe. A coin of 1692 from Osnabruck in northern Germany is set into the base. The other coins decorating the body and lid are from West Friesland.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Dutch. Groningen. 1702. Silver, set with Friesland silver coins.; Silver, Continental |
| Physical description | Silver tankard, with cylindrical body set with 34 West Friesland silver coins and 6 striker pieces (see Notes), bell-shaped foot, hinged lid, cast and scroll handle, cast coins let in. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
Tankards are uncommon in Dutch silver as is the custom of insetting silver coins. In the lid is a medallion commemorating the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the 30 Years War in 1648, and in the base an Osnabruck coin of 1692. The other coins are from West Friesland.(26/11/2002) |
| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | Dr WL Hildburgh FSA Bequest The tankard, according to the Register, is set with 34 West Friesland coins and 6 striker pieces, the majority dated 1678, a few 1676. In the base is a 2/3 thaler of Ernest August, Bishop of Osnabruck and Lindborg, date 1692. The coin set into the lid commemorates the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 which brought to an end the 30 Years War. A comparable tankard is in the Groningen Museum (1958-67) amde by Pieter Kleivwert in 1702-3. |
| Summary | Silver tankards from the northern Netherlands are uncommon. Dutch goldsmiths rarely used the decorative technique shown here of setting silver coins into the surface, a custom more often found in Scandinavia or north Germany. A medallion has been set into the lid of this Dutch tankard commemorating the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, an event that concluded the Thirty Years War, which had devastated much of central Europe. A coin of 1692 from Osnabruck in northern Germany is set into the base. The other coins decorating the body and lid are from West Friesland. |
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| Accession number | M.324-1956 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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