Collections: Decorative Arts: Flat-Top Tankard with Crenated Lid

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Flat-Top Tankard with Crenated Lid

• Maker: Frederick Bassett
• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Locations:
  • Possible place made: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Possible place made: New York, New York, USA
• Dates: 1761-1800
• Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (17.5 x 18.7 x 14 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on inside bottom of tankard in center: circular stamp with "[fleur-de-lis] F.B [fleur-de-lis]"
• Inscriptions: Incised on outer edge of handle, below hinge: "E.S"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 45.10.158
• Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
• Image: Overall, 45.10.158_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Frederick Bassett. Flat-Top Tankard with Crenated Lid, 1761-1800. Pewter, 6 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (17.5 x 18.7 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.158 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.158_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Large pewter tankard with hinged lid. Cylindrical body is banded around foot and tapers as it rises to banded top edge. Attached handle in shape of truncated "S" with short tail end terminating in a flared shape. Flat-domed lid fits over mouth of tankard, has flat, projecting rim with crenate edge in section opposite handle. Lid hinged to top of handle by thumb piece with grooved, scrolled end. CONDITION: Good; light scratches, pit marks, and spots of discoloration all over; large dent in bottom of tankard; smaller dents or dings around body and on top of lid.