George II style silver tankard

George II style silver tankard

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Good quality sterling silver recreation of a George II lidded tankard of baluster (bellied) form with a central girdle.

A tankard is modelled on a beer mug and features a hinged lid. A mug is a cylindrical drinking cup with a handle but no lid. A tankard is a lidded drinking vessel. Although it seems strange now to drink out of a lidded vessel this was the norm until the second half of the 18th century. Perhaps this was because ceilings were not plastered underneath, so without a lid you stood the risk of having dirt, straw and spiders dropping into your ale.

Dimensions:

Height 200 mm / 8"
Diameter 110 mm / 4 "
Weight 766 g (24.63 troy ozs)
Year

1898

Place

London

Condition

Excellent

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