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Tankard

1783-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hampston & Prince (maker)
Place of origin
York (made)

A tankard is a type of drinking vessel, not as high as a flagon, that is generally of cylindrical shape, sometime narrower at the top with inward sloping sides, and having one handle and a hinged lid with a thumbpiece. The form developed from medieval wooden drinking vessels, and the staves and the binding hoops of a barrel were often adapted as the decoration of tankards.

Object details

Categories
Drinking
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Tankard
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised, cast and engraved
Silver
Engraving
Raising
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Silver, York marks for 1783-4, mark of J. Hampston and J. Prince
Physical description
Tapering side with two bands of reeding; harp shaped handle cast in two parts, flat lid with ribbed thumb-piece and open hinge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Including handle width: 17.25cm
  • Diameter: 12.5cm
  • Weight: 971.4g
  • Weight: 31.23troy
Marks and inscriptions
  • Mark of J Hampton & J Prince
  • Engraved with a crest and a coat of arms (unidentified)
  • York hallmarks for 1783-4
Gallery label
TANKARD
York, 1783-4
Mark of John Hampston and John Prince
Engraved with an unidentified crest and arms
Arthur Hurst Bequest
M.45-1940
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Subjects depicted
Crests
Coats of Arms
Summary
A tankard is a type of drinking vessel, not as high as a flagon, that is generally of cylindrical shape, sometime narrower at the top with inward sloping sides, and having one handle and a hinged lid with a thumbpiece. The form developed from medieval wooden drinking vessels, and the staves and the binding hoops of a barrel were often adapted as the decoration of tankards.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.45-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O104502/tankard-hampston--prince/
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