Object number
70/163
Description
This is a pewter tankyard, with raised decoration on the surface. It is likely this would have been used at a public house to serve beer. The origins of this tankyard is unknown.
Physical description
1 tankard: pewter
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Tankard // Domestic serving drink // Cylindrical , sloping out towards the base with curved and decorated handle. Surface decorated with medallions with leaf aurround and crossed and dotted insets // Pewter, cylindrical, irregular, raised, handle broken // Total height- 10cm, diameter base- 8cm // Handle- Diameter top- 6cm, Length 6cm // Unknown // [pencil drawing].’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10019.tif - High resolution image