Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A PEWTER QUART DOME LID TULIP TANKARD

WIGAN, C.1740-60

unidentified maker, to the left of the handle four faint hallmarks separated by a crowned ‘X’, and with a large crowned ‘X’ inside the base (the hallmarks are a buckle and horse's head repeated, which were used by William Baldwin, Wigan, (fl.1679-1733) and his successor), ownership initials ‘I H’ struck centrally under the base, the very heavily cast body with a single bold mid-fillet, and pedestal base, the medium depth dome lid has a well detailed rams horn style thumbpiece, and three-lug hinge, the bold 'C'-curve handle has a decorative 'pine tree' thumbrest, spade terminal and a prominent upper handle extension to the body, under the base are good turning lines and chatter marks where the casting was turned off on the lathe

39.8 fl oz. 21.5cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.