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2005-269, Tankard
Tankard
2005-269, Tankard

Tankard

Date1760-1765
Maker Richard Chaffers and Company (1754-1778)
Printer John Sadler (1756-1770)
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 6in. (15.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2005-269
DescriptionLarge Richard Chaffers, Liverpool soft-paste porcelain tankard of cylindrical shape with a slightly flared foot, strap handle, printed in black with the full arms of the Honorable society of bucks within rococo scrollwork, flanked on one side by a figure of Fame and on the other Justice, each resting upon a cloud. The transfer print is signed by John Sadler.
ProvenanceLot 209 on pg. 100 in Sotheby's European Ceramics, Glass, Silver, & Vertu Catalogue from Olympia London, Oct. 6 2005