Tankard

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tankard

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.212

Description

Pewter tankard: pear-shaped, hinged double domed lid; plain thumbpiece with applied shield; S-shaped handle with drop below hinge and bud terminal; splayed foot; left of handle, WR in rectangle with crown above; inside bottom, illegibly faint touch.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottom diameter

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

7 in

Diameter

4-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 7 x 4 5/8 in. (19.7 x 17.8 x 11.7 cm)

Material

Pewter

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Dents right of bottom handle; opposite bottom of handle; small dents in lid.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Excise mark refers to William IV (1830-37), and is more recent than the tankard itself. Pear-shaped tankards were popular in the late eighteenth century.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Bar