Tankard
1550-1650 (made)
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The tankard was a popular drinking vessel generally made of wood, leather or ceramic. After 1550, the Ottoman court began to use tankards made from luxury materials. Here grey-green jade has been inlaid with gold wire to form a design of floral sprays. The flowers are rubies and emeralds set in gold.
Later the tankard was given a new handle and other mounts, all in gold and set with more gemstones. These mounts are in the Baroque style.
Later the tankard was given a new handle and other mounts, all in gold and set with more gemstones. These mounts are in the Baroque style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade decorated with gold wire inlay, rubies and emeralds |
| Brief description | Tankard with lid, nephrite jade, decorated with gold wire inlay and rubies and emeralds; Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1550-1650 with 19th century mounts. |
| Physical description | Tankard, nephrite jade, decorated with gold wire inlay and rubies and emeralds in raised collets. The main body is decorated with three sprays of floral stems inlaid in gold; the blooms are formed of gemstone settings. The body is pot bellied in shape and has a domed lid with a gold knop that is attached to the body via a short gold chain. The handle is gold, inlaid with rubies with a gold cartouche behind on the main body. Bands of gold, inlaid with rubies run around the base and also the rim. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Estate Duty and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2010. Purchased with Art Fund support (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation), The Geoffrey Akerman Bequest, the Friends of the V&A and the Salomon Oppenheimer Philanthropic Foundation |
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| Summary | The tankard was a popular drinking vessel generally made of wood, leather or ceramic. After 1550, the Ottoman court began to use tankards made from luxury materials. Here grey-green jade has been inlaid with gold wire to form a design of floral sprays. The flowers are rubies and emeralds set in gold. Later the tankard was given a new handle and other mounts, all in gold and set with more gemstones. These mounts are in the Baroque style. |
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| Accession number | ME.5-2011 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2011 |
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