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tankard

Object NameHunting Tankard
Made FromStoneware, pewter
Date1659
Place MadeGermany, Creussen
TechniqueTurned, molded, enameled
SizeOverall H (max): 18.5 cm, W (max): 20.6 cm, D: 16.9 cm
Accession Number57.7.2
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Colorful enamels were popular on ceramics too. The town of Creussen in the German state of Bavaria was famous for its high-quality stoneware.
Physical DescriptionBrown salt-glazed stoneware; turned, molded, enameled. Squat, cylindrical shape; tapered rim, rounded molding below; enameled thin white ring above a rounded blue and yellow guilloche band with red dots, above a wide band with molded, enameled hunting scenes, with men and dogs chasing foxes on one side, and men and dogs attacking a bear and foxes on the other side; a circular panel on the front, outlined in yellow, with a dark grey boar and fruiting tree, blue background, and green ground; inscribed "16/59" above; band of white dots below the hunting scenes; two bands of white dashes interspersed with sets of three yellow dots on either side of a yellow and blue guilloche band with red dots, and a white guilloche band with alternating green and red dots near the bottom; applied loop handle with molded grotesque head, enameled yellow, with red moustache and blue and white foliage with green mid-rib; slightly domed pewter cover, hinged to the handle, with scrolled and beaded thumb-piece; raised ring at the center of the cover; slightly concave, partly-glazed base; inscribed "37." in black ink.
Provenance
Source Edwin J. Beinecke (d. 1957) - 1957