C2001-98: 1958-589 left ; 1994-128 right

Flagon

Date1690-1710

Maker William Wood II (1645 - 1726)

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 9 5/8"; Diam (base): 5 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-589

DescriptionFlagon: flat topped double domed circular cover with broad projecting flange with paired incised lines near edge; cover attached to handle with hinge with double-lobed thumbpiece soldered vertically at right-angles to upper hinge plate and cover; tall tapered straight-sided cylindrical body with multiple molding at rim and base; S-scroll handle of D-shaped section with double-lobed terminal soldered to body at rim and to lower section.
Label TextWilliam Wood II (1645-1726) of Birmingham was the principal maker of this type of flagon. They are characterized by a tall vertical body that is fitted with a flat-topped cover with a projecting flange with elaborate denticulation opposite twin-lobed thumbpiece. Their thin strap handles have twin-lobed terminals. This example has sustained damage to its cover denticulations and its handle. Wood cast this cover in the same mold as he did the cover of tankard 1956-394. This gives a precise idea of the openwork denticulation that this cover originally had.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark "W-W" with rose below within a rounded rectangle on interior center bottom of base (Cotterell 6028; Peal MPM 6028; Homer & Hall 44). Pseudo hallmarks (1 and 2) same as touch mark, (3) lion passant, and (4) lions head erased, each within separate rounded rectangles on top of cover (Homer & Hall 44).
ProvenanceVendor: A. H. Isher & Son, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.