Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Production:
Herrmann, Johannes
Entities
Categories
Description
Slip-coated earthenware, incised and painted with floral sprays and scrolls in brownish-orange slip, yellow and green under lead-glaze; the underside of the cover is dated '1781'
Reddish-brown earthenware, coated with pale cream slip except for the base, with incised decoration painted in brownish-orange slip, yellow, and green which has run under clear lead glaze. The tankard is of tapering cylindrical form with a robust loop handle having a pierced ball at the top. The slightly domed circular cover has a narrow rim with a small a small loop on one side for attachment to the handle, and a flange inside. In the middle of the dome there is a round, waisted knob. The side of the tankard is decorated with a continuous spray of stylized roses, pomegranates and foliage, with below, a wavy scroll border and a horizontal band, and above, three scroll motifs with spots between them and a horizontal band below the rim. The knob on the handle is yellow and there is a wavy vertical yellow line down the back of the handle. The cover is decorated with three daisy-like flowers and three floral sprays, and has a yellow band round the edge. On its underside there is a small floral spray with below, the incised date '1781'.
Notes
History note: Mrs Born-Straub, Thun, from whom purchased in August 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 16 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Late
Production date:
dated
AD 1781
Note
Attributed to the family workshop of Johannes Herrmann (1733-1787), Sonnweg 15, Langnau.
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Surface
composed of
slip
( cream and pale reddish-brown)
lead-glaze
( presumed lead-glaze)
Decoration
composed of
oxide colours
( green and yellow)
Base Of Tankard
Diameter 11.5 cm
Tankard
Height 12.9 cm
Width 16 cm
Body
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 1781
- Location: On underside of cover
- Method of creation: Incised
- Type: Date
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.1906 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 72839
Old object number: 1837
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Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 7 October 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 4 November 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
