Tankard
ca. 1740 (made)
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Cylindrical with loop handle mounted in pewter and iron. Painted with a man in a blue coat, orange-yellow breeches and light olive-green hat with yellow feathers, spearing a wild boar, also attacked by a dog, both painted in manganese purple, in a landscape with trees in olive-green, yellow and blue, growing on blue, yellow and purple hillocks. Pewter footring and cover with knob and inscription.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours and mounted with pewter cover |
| Brief description | Tankard of reddish earthenware covered with a tin glaze, painted in colours and mounted with a pewter lid. Probably made at the factory of Johann Gottlieb Menicus. German (Berlin), about 1740. |
| Physical description | Cylindrical with loop handle mounted in pewter and iron. Painted with a man in a blue coat, orange-yellow breeches and light olive-green hat with yellow feathers, spearing a wild boar, also attacked by a dog, both painted in manganese purple, in a landscape with trees in olive-green, yellow and blue, growing on blue, yellow and purple hillocks. Pewter footring and cover with knob and inscription. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Originally described as 'German (Gmunden), first half of 18th century'. Subsequently attributed to Frankfurt-on-the-Oder and second half of 18th century. |
| Historical context | Note in Register: Possibly Crailsham, made for export to Thuringia (Dr. Arno Schönberger, Dec.1954). Note in Register: Suggestion made by Dr. Konrad Strauss [...?...] that the 'M' mark stands for Menicus of Berlin. July 1966. |
| Production | Probably made at the factory of Johann Gottlieb Menicus. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Schwarze, Wolfgang, Alte Deutsche Fayence-Krüge, Wuppertal, 1980 |
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| Accession number | C.945-1922 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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