Tankard cover

Description

Pewter cover for a stoneware tankard, engraved with a partially erased German poem, the final line in Greek: German, unidentified mark, c. 1680

Museum reference

A.1877.20.18 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tankard cover

Production information

Unknown
Creussen, Bavaria, Germany, Western Europe

Date

c. 1680

Materials

Pewter

Physical description

Pewter

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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