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Tankard: NAV.28-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Pitt & Dadley

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Description

Pewter tankard. Flat lid with scrolled thumbpiece. Barrel inscribed within a belt: 'The gift of Brother Cole to the Knights of the Hole, 15th April 1789. Noble Grand, Brother Kinsley'. On the belt is inscribed: 'free and easy'. Beneath the belt: 'persevere'. On the base: Sister Wills, Hole in the Wall, Fleet Street.

The lid is probably a replacement.

In the tankard is a typescript copy of an extract from 'The Daily Advertiser', May 9th 1776, advertising a dinner celebrating the membership of the Free (?) Easy Johns raching 1,000.

Legal notes

A.F. de Navarro Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 21.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Navarro, Mary Anderson de, Madame Navarro, J. M. de

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1789

Materials used in production

Pewter

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: '...dley' in a circle
  • Location: Inside base
  • Type: Maker's name
  • Text: ? chained portcullis
  • Location: On barrel
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: NAV.28-1933
Primary reference Number: 125214
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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