Tankards of this form were made toward the end of the 1600s in various port cities rimming the Baltic Sea. This example is enriched with a detailed scene of Moses striking the rock, executed in Augsburg, Germany, in about 1675–78.
Date
1675
date QS:P571,+1675-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Cut and seamed silver sheet, repoussé and chased ornament, cast handle and feet, partially gilded
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); Overall: 26.5 x 26.4 cm (10 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
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