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Tankard: AAL.55-2009

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Maker(s)

Silversmith: Plummer, John

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Description

Peg Tankard in Scandinavian style. The plain circular body upon three pomegranate feet formed to the body with trefoils, with plain curved rim cap cover, and double pomegranate thumbpiece. The S-scroll handle with a shield terminal. Engraved (late 18th Century) with armorials within leafage and flowers.

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 12.7 cm
Height: 17.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • York ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2009) by Gray, Jonathan

Dating

Charles II
17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1675

School or Style

Scandinavian

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.55-2009
Primary reference Number: 184570

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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