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Pewter-Mounted Tankard

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Jug with straight sides, narrowing at top and round at bottom. Open spout and scrolled handle. Relief molding at top and bottom. Apple green ground with polychrome painting of rose and pansies. Hinged, shell-shaped pewter cover.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
R. Broadhead & Company, English, established 1853
Date
late 19th century
Medium
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; pewter
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13.5 × 13 × 10 cm (5 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
tankard
Type
tankard
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