Tankard
ca. 1680 (made)
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Tankard of enamelled earthenware with a pewter cover and foot rim. Cylindrical, widening towards the base. Loop handle impressed with a mask at the lower end. Speckled blue enamel. Band of incised lines round the neck and another round the lower part of the body.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with pewter cover, impressed and incised |
| Brief description | Tankard covered with a cobalt-coloured tin glaze. With pewter lid. German, Lower Bavaria, about 1680. |
| Physical description | Tankard of enamelled earthenware with a pewter cover and foot rim. Cylindrical, widening towards the base. Loop handle impressed with a mask at the lower end. Speckled blue enamel. Band of incised lines round the neck and another round the lower part of the body. |
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| Credit line | Bought |
| Object history | Bought from Heigham & Co., London. Formerly in the Gosford Castle collection. Originally thought to be Austrian. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Register: Correspondance. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.419-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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