tankard
Object NameTankard
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1575-1625
Place MadeLow Countries; probably Antwerp; possibly Liege
Techniqueblown, molded
SizeOverall H: 16.5 cm; Diam (rim): 5.6 cm, Diam (base): 7.4 cm
Accession Number79.3.373
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Drinking Glasses Through the Ages
A Cup of Kindness
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with smoky tinge, with seed and bubbles; opaque white lattimo glass; opaque turquoise-blue glass beads; blown, vetro a fili, applied, gilt; pewter mounts, cast, engraved. Tapering tankard with fire-polished rim (perhaps trimmed with shears); slightly rising base with hardly discernible, rough pontil mark; applied, flattened foot-ring, with gilt rigaree pattern on the upper side. Applied and cast-off thread below rim. Applied handle, lower attachment above center of body, folded with pincers, and applied with prunt and blue bead; upper attachment touching thread below rim. On front of body, applied “Neptune’s” mask with traces of gilding, with three prunts on top and one prunt below, all applied with blue beads. Body is decorated with spiral lattimo threads (a fili). Ogee-shaped, domed pewter cover with engraved rings, mounted to thumbpiece that is shaped as a scallop on the front, and as a human mask on the back. Attached to handle by hinge, with pointed strap running down outer curve of handle. Inside cover, circle mark with hand(?) and letters P and V (a third letter is not readable). The rim is distorted to an oval (hidden under the cover). A large gold leaf is caught between foot-ring and base; otherwise, gilding is very sparsely scattered on foot ring and applied mask. Lattimo canes, clearly identifiable as tubes, do not reach center of base. Signs of trimming with straight shears.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
