Flat-lidded tankard
Samuel Turnpenny
(English, active from 1702)
late 17th century
Medium/TechniquePewter
DimensionsHeight x width: 15.2 × 11.4 × 15.2 cm (6 × 4 1/2 × 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession number2022.1305
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPewter
DescriptionThe shapes of pewter relate directly to contemporaneous English silver, ceramics, and glass. Representing regional production, a flat-lidded tankard from Birmingham is an excellent example of Samuel Turnpenny’s work with its ram’s horn thumbpiece and handle terminal.
ProvenanceAlbert Tavender Isher (b. 1904 – d. 1975), Cheltenham, England. 1986, sold by Peter R.G. Hornsby, Witney, England, to Anne H. and Frederick Vogel, III, Milwaukee, WI; 2022, gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2022)
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