Tankard
Dateca. 1795
OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOH: 4 7/8"; OL: ; OD: 4 1/8".
Credit LineGift of Murray F. Nimmo
Object number2013-124
DescriptionTankard: cylindrical Chinese porcelain straight-sided mug or tankard with an entwined reeded strap handle anchored with blue floral terminals; the body is decorated with Masonic imagery: a moon and sun above Masonic devices flank a cloud, stars, and a gilt G in a sunburst between the Pillars of of Solomon's Temple on a tessellated ground. The gilt rim is banded in a gilt starred blue enamel above a gilt dotted iron-red thin band.ProvenanceMurray F. NimmoCohen & Pearce, London, January 18, 1984
ca. 1815
1760-1770
ca. 1760