Tankard
CultureEnglish
Date1740
MediumSalt-glaze pottery
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (21.59 × 14.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank P. Burnap
Object number54-12
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DescriptionUpper half covered with dark brown wash and decorated in low relief with portrait of George II within arcuated square medallion inscribed G II R"; supporters of full-length, standing figures on each side. Inscrived below edge "John DAvis Bargman of Henley 1740." Lower half, white, decorated with hunting scene - equestrian and molded figures of dogs and hare. Molded rosettes on both halves.
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