Tankard
Date1790-1810
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOH: 5 3/4"; OD: 4 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1991-560
DescriptionLarge tankard or straight-sided mug of cylindrical body with molded strap handle. Trimmed inset footring. Decorated with high-temperature colors of a stylized garden or pastoral scene with a boy in an ochre jacket, yellow trousers, and blue hat fishing. He is perched on a bank of blue rocks, and has caught a yellow fish. To the right is a small rock under clouds. To the left is a small group of trees and rocks with a boat tucked behind. The scene painted under a complex border of green leaves, umber vines, and stylized blue and yellow berries. A thin brown band encircles the top of the mug and the foot. The handle is painted with three sets of graduated blue dashes.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceBefore 1991, unknown; 1991, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from Rufus Foshee Antiques (Camden, ME). From 1991 to the present, with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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