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Source Description
The pewter lid closed to prevent the escape of carbonation between sips. The decorative scheme, based on applied reliefs with busts of men and women in contemporary and antique costume set in rectangular frames, points to the workshops of the town of Creussen about 1600. The iron content of the clay reacts with the air to produce a characteristic brown color to which the salt glaze adds a lustrous, mottled sheen. There is an unidentified potter's mark of three crescents on the bottom.
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Document identity
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179
label
Tankard
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179
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object
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title
Tankard
description
The pewter lid closed to prevent the escape of carbonation between sips. The decorative scheme, based on applied reliefs with busts of men and women in contemporary and antique costume set in rectangular frames, points to the workshops of the town of Creussen about 1600. The iron content of the clay reacts with the air to produce a characteristic brown color to which the salt glaze adds a lustrous, mottled sheen. There is an unidentified potter's mark of three crescents on the bottom.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Slyke [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
date
ca. 1600 (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
tankards
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4
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import
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cm
width
17
height
11
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 11/16 × Diam: 4 5/16 in. (17 × 11 cm)
Source extras
med
stoneware with salt glaze and pewter lid
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6211
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