Tankard thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 65, The Whiteley Galleries

Tankard

1670-1672 (hallmarked)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tankard, silver, with decoration typical of Chinoiserie, with a mixture of Italian-influenced designs, Persian soldiers and other elements with Chinese birds, flowers and trees. London hallmarks 1670-1 (body) and 1671-2 (lid). Marks of RH with cinquefoil on body, and DH with a rose on lid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Tankard, silver, decorated in a Chinoiserie style, London hallmarks for 1670-1 on the body and 1671-2 on the lid
Physical description
Tankard, silver, with decoration typical of Chinoiserie, with a mixture of Italian-influenced designs, Persian soldiers and other elements with Chinese birds, flowers and trees. London hallmarks 1670-1 (body) and 1671-2 (lid). Marks of RH with cinquefoil on body, and DH with a rose on lid.
Marks and inscriptions
  • RH with a cinque foil (on body) DC with a rose (on Lid)
  • Arms and Crest
  • Town mark: London (1670-1 (body) and 1671-2 (lid))
Object history
Purchase - £28
From Mr Whitehead
February 21 1865
Acquisition RF: Mr Whitehead
The flat..? decoration is typical of chinoiserie on late ….silver, mixing Italian…., Persian soldiers and other elements with Chinese birds, flowers and trees.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 58
Collection
Accession number
36-1865

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest