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George I Scottish style silver tankard
£ 5,200
Silversmith
Place
London
Year
1720
Very good example of a George I silver tankard in the Scottish style, with a stepped double dome lid surmounted by a bun-shaped finial. The body has a moulded girdle around the lower half and a collet base.
A tankard is a lidded drinking vessel. Unlidded drinking vessels with a handle are called mugs. 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.
Height
210mm (8 1/4")
Depth
180mm (7")
Diameter
110mm (4 1/4")
Weight
1043g (33.53 troy ozs )
Condition
Excellent
Reference
5425
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