Tankard
ca. 1850 (made)
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This pastiche tankard or canette is made by an unknown artist in Germany in about 1850.
On the drum are the arms of the city of Hamburg quartered with those of England with the date '1595'. At the bottom is the inscription 'Der Engelandes Farergeselshop in Hamborch'. At either side is a figure of Charity with the inscription 'Delfiede'.
The Englandfahrer Company was one of the Hanseatic merchant companies based in Hamburg which traded exclusively with London. The ivory has been turned and carved but the workmanship is crude, and the vessel is in fact a copy of a Siegburger stoneware jug, one version of which is in the British Museum, London, and another in Hamburg.
On the drum are the arms of the city of Hamburg quartered with those of England with the date '1595'. At the bottom is the inscription 'Der Engelandes Farergeselshop in Hamborch'. At either side is a figure of Charity with the inscription 'Delfiede'.
The Englandfahrer Company was one of the Hanseatic merchant companies based in Hamburg which traded exclusively with London. The ivory has been turned and carved but the workmanship is crude, and the vessel is in fact a copy of a Siegburger stoneware jug, one version of which is in the British Museum, London, and another in Hamburg.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory |
| Brief description | Tankard with cover, ivory, cylindrical, with figure of Charity, German, ca. 1850, falsely dated 1595 (fake) |
| Physical description | On the drum are the arms of the city of Hamburg quartered with those of England with the false date 1595; at the bottom the inscription "Der Engelandes Farergeselshop in Hamborch". At either side is a figure of Charity with the inscription "Delfiede". The hinged handle is in the form of a dragon. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Bernal Collection at Christie’s, London, on 21 March 1855, lot 1678. |
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| Summary | This pastiche tankard or canette is made by an unknown artist in Germany in about 1850. On the drum are the arms of the city of Hamburg quartered with those of England with the date '1595'. At the bottom is the inscription 'Der Engelandes Farergeselshop in Hamborch'. At either side is a figure of Charity with the inscription 'Delfiede'. The Englandfahrer Company was one of the Hanseatic merchant companies based in Hamburg which traded exclusively with London. The ivory has been turned and carved but the workmanship is crude, and the vessel is in fact a copy of a Siegburger stoneware jug, one version of which is in the British Museum, London, and another in Hamburg. |
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| Accession number | 2164-1855 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2008 |
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