Tankard
Dateca.1720-1760
OriginBritain, England, London
MediumPewter
DimensionsHeight: 7 1/8"; Diameter of base: 5"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-298
DescriptionTankard with a tapered straight-sided cylindrical body, moulding at rim, a fillet mid-band below center, and multiple mouldings at base. Its round-topped double-domed circular cover has a narrow projecting flange and is attached to a "chair back" thumbpiece. The hollow handle is of S-scroll form with a D-shaped section and a bud terminal.MarkingsUnidentified maker's touch on interior center-bottom of base: "PM" and "LONDON" in block letters in semi-circular arrangement below within a serrated half-circle. Excise mark on face of body below rim to left of handle; "WR" in block letters with crown above within conforming reserve.
ProvenanceVendor: Israel Sack, New York
