Unknown Maker, Danish

Tankard

Maker

Unknown Maker, Danish

Culture

Danish

Title

Tankard

Year

1677

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver

Geography

Place Made: Copenhagen; Place Made: Denmark

Dimensions

Height: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: [mark] / [maker's mark]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.722

Type

Exhibition History

Bottoms Up! Drinking Vessels from the Museum Collection
Aug 01, 2003 – Jul 31, 2004

Label copy

Peg tankards are so-called because they have a vertical line of small pegs soldered at regular intervals on the inside to gauge the quantity contained.

The inset coin on the cover is dated 1675. The hallmark for the city of Copenhagen stamped on the underside of the tankard carries the date of 1677.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Danish
Tankard, 1677
Silver
Height: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.722

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