The partially gilded silver tankard has a cylindrical body and a domed round foot with a flared stand ring. The vessel is closed by a domed lid with a flared rim and baluster knob. The lid is hinged at the top to the canted, slightly S-shaped handle. There is also an antler-shaped thumb rest on the hinge.
The foot, the wall and the domed lid of the vessel are covered with a decoration of chased flowers and acanthus leaves.
Provenance
[...]; undated - 24.05.1939 Wilhelm Gerken, Ahrensburg; since 24.05.1939 Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, Hamburg
Literature / Source
MHG-Archiv: Abschrift der Rechnung Wilhelm Gerken vom 24.05.1939, Eintrag Zugangsbuch 1938-1940, Inventarkarten zum Objekt (1952, vor 1952); "Liste der Stifter zur Hundertjahrfeier des Museums", Schliemann 1985
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Contact
Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte
Holstenwall 24
20355 Hamburg
Germany
