Silver tankard, by John Payne

An image of Tankard. Payne, John (British, fl. 1733-99). Silver, raised, with a low moulded foot, and pear-shaped body with an applied horizontal moulding about a third of the way up. The raised and seamed scroll handle has a heart-shaped lower terminal and a cast lambrequin motif at the top below the hinge. The tall stepped and domed cover has an openwork thumbpiece. London, England. Silver, raised, with an applied horizontal moulding, and a cast lambrequin at the top of the handle. Height, to top of cover, 21 cm, width, from rim to handle, 17.2 cm, diameter, foot, 11 cm. Between 1761-1762.

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Tankard. Payne, John (British, fl. 1733-99). Silver, raised, with a low moulded foot, and pear-shaped body with an applied horizontal moulding about a third of the way up. The raised and seamed scroll handle has a heart-shaped lower terminal and a cast lambrequin motif at the top below the hinge. The tall stepped and domed cover has an openwork thumbpiece. London, England. Silver, raised, with an applied horizontal moulding, and a cast lambrequin at the top of the handle. Height, to top of cover, 21 cm, width, from rim to handle, 17.2 cm, diameter, foot, 11 cm. Between 1761-1762.

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Accession Number: M.3-2006
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 90
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1400 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Filesize: 128.76kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2007:07:27 11:36:17

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC applied covered tankard domed drinking vessel English Fitz_AA handle handled John Payne jug lambrequin lidded silver silverware tankard thumb-piece thumbpiece vessel

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