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Tankard

German
17th–18th century
Object Place: Germany

Medium/Technique Earthenware; pewter
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .195 H.
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Fisher Wharton
Accession Number18.218
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionTin glaze on pinkish clay. Decoration of a crude landscape with deer in polychrome. M R V / 1606 scratched on pewter cover. Given to Mrs. Wharton by German ambassador, Barton Speck von Sternberg.
InscriptionsM R V / 1606 scratched on cover