Ludwig Heinrich Trost

Tankard

Maker

Ludwig Heinrich Trost

Title

Tankard

Year

1798

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pewter

Geography

Place Made: Schleswig; Place Made: Denmark

Dimensions

Height: 27.9 cm (11 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Das Borgwedler Schutzen Gilde 1798

Marks: [city (Scleswig) mark] / [master touch]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Davenport West

Object Number

63.001.2

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

The inscription records that this tankard was made for the Shooting Guild in Borgwedel in 1798. Extant examples of Trost's work indicate that he was often chosen to make these large commemorative tankards.

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

Ludwig Heinrich Trost
Tankard, 1798
Pewter
Height: 27.9 cm (11 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Davenport West 63.001.2

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