Tankard
ca. 1740 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Blue tinted tin-glazed earthenware painted with an image of the Baptism of Christ. Probably painted in the workshop of Georg Kordenbusch. German (Nuremberg), about 1740
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Blue tinted tin-glazed earthenware painted with an image of the Baptism of Christ. Probably painted in the workshop of Georg Kordenbusch. German (Nuremberg), about 1740 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'K' Note in blue |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Lane Memorial Fund |
| Historical context | A very similar tankard was auctioned by Sotheby's, London, on 13 June 2001. This bore the image of Jacob wrestling with the angel. It was from the Carl A. Janicke collection |
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| Accession number | C.17-1931 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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