Tankard
ca. 1759 (made)
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Cylindrical with loop handle. The domed cover has a globular thumb piece. Painted with single sprays of flowers in colours on a speckled manganese ground in straight-sided panels, semi-circular at top and bottom, outlined in blue. Between the panels, formal flowers and foliage in red, blue and green. Formerly had a metal stand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours and mounted with a pewter cover |
| Brief description | Tankard of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze, painted in colours and mounted with a pewter lid. German, probably Erfurt, about 1759; lid dated 1760. |
| Physical description | Cylindrical with loop handle. The domed cover has a globular thumb piece. Painted with single sprays of flowers in colours on a speckled manganese ground in straight-sided panels, semi-circular at top and bottom, outlined in blue. Between the panels, formal flowers and foliage in red, blue and green. Formerly had a metal stand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A' (Unknown mark, in blue) |
| Gallery label | Tankard with pewter lid
Made in Thuringia, Germany about 1750-1760
Mark: 'A', in blue (unknown mark)
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.740-1920 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O., through the National Art Collections Fund
The pewter lid is dated 1760.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Originally thought to be Ansbach because of the 'A' mark. |
| Historical context | Note in Register: Attributed to Erfurt on authority of Dr. Max Sauerlandt, director of the Hamburg Museum, May 1922. |
| Production | The pewter lid is dated 1760. |
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| Accession number | C.740-1920 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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