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Tankard

Tankard of truncated cone shaped form with loop handle. The sides moulded with three figures divided by scrollwork and leaf ornament. One figure is a woman dancing carrying a sheaf of corn on her shoulder. The central figure is of a man dancing in long flowing robes wearing a conical hat and the third figure is of a man in flowing garments pouring water from a jar onto the ground. Below this decoration is a frieze of leaves berries and flowers moulded n shallow relief.
Made for the Paris Exhibition of 1867

Artist / Maker: Coblenz Stoneware

Place: Coblenz

Object Type: tankard

Actual Date: c. 1867

Century: 19th century

Material: Stoneware

Museum Accession Number: Founders/X.3822