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Queen Anne Britannia Standard Barrel Tankard Made in London, 1708
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The Morris Tankard. A Highly Important Queen Anne Britannia Standard Barrel Tankard Made in London in 1708 by Ambrose Stephenson
This important piece is modelled in an unusual barrel form and stands on a stepped spreading foot decorated with reeded bands. The main body is engraved with bands and staves to simulate the hoops and staves of a barrel. The flat hinged cover has a shaped front terminating in a point, and is fixed with a single pin through the plain "D" shaped handle. The foot is engraved with "The value of this left EM by Lady EB as a legacy". The Tankard is in quite excellent condition and is fully marked on the side of the main body and with the maker's mark on the cover. The base is also engraved with its original scratch weight and this very fine piece has an excellent patina.
This very unusual form of tankard is derived from wood and leather drinking vessels of the 15th and 16th century. The construction, which the simulated staves and reeding imitate, is directly related to the leather bound wood tankards which were commonly used throughout Europe as a domestic drinking vessel. Such a tankard was salvaged from the wreck of Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose, which sank off Portsmouth in 1544. The bellied form of this tankard perhaps also owes something to the stoneware or leather "blackjack" flagons of the time, as illustrated in A.D. Burton, "The English Wine Bottle, Christie's Wine Review, 1981.
The maker of this tankard, Ambrose Stephenson, was a specialist in the production of mugs and tankards of fine quality. his first mark was entered on 1st February, 1707, in Barbican, London.
Additional information:
Height: 7.25 inches, 18.13cm.
Diameter, at the widest point: 4.2 inches, 10.5cm.
Length, handle to spout: 5.1 inches, 12.75cm.
- Dimensions:Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Diameter: 4.2 in (10.67 cm)
- Style:Queen Anne (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1708
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
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