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Tankard
Tankard

Tankard

Date1880-1900
MediumMechanically-molded stoneware with a brown slip glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 14 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/2in. (37.5 x 15.2 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionTall, slender, buff-colored stoneware tankard with an exterior brown slip glaze; the interior is not glazed. The tankard, which tapers from bottom to top, is decorated at the bottom with two raised bands and a third beaded border that circle the tankard. Above this, in the middle of the tankard, is sprigg-molded applied decoration in the shape of an oval wreath. Inside the wreath is a castle with the letter "A" on the left and "H" on the right. Above this are three bands of rope-like decoration circling the tankard, and then a plain rim. Opposite the applied decoration, a mold-formed handle is applied, connecting the rim and middle of the tankard. There are two chips on the exterior of the tankard: one above the applied decoration and one at the foot.
Object number1945.1.1305
InscribedThere is one paper label adhered to the bottom of the tankard. It is white and rectangular with a jagged top edge. "210.0" is hand-written on it in ink.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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