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Silversmith: Payne, John (silversmith, fl. 1733-99)
Silver; covered tankard
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.
History note: Purchased about fifty years ago by the donor's late husband, Kenneth Henry Bolton, at a private house auction in Banbury,
Given by Mrs Hazel E. Bolton in memory of her husband Kenneth Henry Bolton
Weight: 730 g
Weight: 23 : 9 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Given (2006-01-30) by Bolton, Hazel Elizabeth, Mrs
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Between
1761
CE
-
1762
CE
Foot
Diameter 11 cm
Diameter 4⅜ in
To Top Of Cover
Height 21 cm
Height 8¼ in
From Rim To Handle
Width 17.2 cm
Width 6¾ in
Moulding
Raising (metal forming process) : Silver, raised, with an applied horizontal moulding, and a cast lambrequin at the top of the handle
Inscription present: leopard's head
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: gothic
Inscription present: script 'IP'
Accession number: M.3-2006
Primary reference Number: 126015
Entry form number: 803
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tankard" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/126015 Accessed: 2024-11-05 05:35:28
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