AN ALE QUART DOME LID TULIP-SHAPED TANKARD

AN ALE QUART DOME LID TULIP-SHAPED TANKARD

LONDON, C.1730-40

touchmark of John Langford, London, (fl.1719-55), inside the base, along with hallmarks, crowned ‘X’ and crowned ‘WR’ verification to left of handle, medium height dome lid, hollow C-curve handle with hooded ball terminal, and escutcheon plates at top and bottom attachments, thumbpiece with a heart-shaped cut out, 5-lug hinge with brass hinge pin

40.1 fl oz. 19.5cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Catalogue Note

Tankards with rounded pear or tulip shaped bodies started to appear circa 1730, coinciding with the gradual transition of the handle with scroll thumbpieces and fishtail terminals to solid chairback thumbpieces and ball terminals of the 'hooded ball' type