Tankard

Date1730-1745

Artist/Maker William Eddon

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 5 5/8"; Diam (base): 4 1/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-942

DescriptionTankard: tapered cylindrical drum with molded rim and base, and fillet at 1/3 height above base; hollow scroll handle with bud terminal; double-domed, molded, hinged lid with scroll thumbpiece, the hinge leaf incised HAE.Label TextThis tankard and CWF accessions 1950-790 and 1954-940 are standard examples from the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Their scrolled handles are fitted with chair-back thumb pieces and ball terminals. They are the work of one of the principal London makers of those years, William Eddon or Eden. A specialist in hollowware, he produced many fine tankards and other drinking vessels over a long and productive career. He was also a major maker of export wares for the American market.Inscription(s)Owners' initials "H/AE" engraved on face of handle.Mark(s)Touch mark an hourglass with "W" to the left and "E" to the right within an outlined and beaded circle on interior center bottom of base (Cotterell 1503). Secondary mark a verification mark "WR" with crown above on face of body below pseudo hallmarks. Pseudo hallmarks (1) leopard's head with a conforming reserve, (2) buckle within a shaped rectangle, (3) lion passant within a shaped rectangle, and (4) indistinct on face of body to left of handle (Cotterell 1503). ProvenanceVendor: A.V. Sutherland-Graeme, London.