Object Detail
Description
tankard, with a stepped, banded dome cover, the thumb piece with heart-shaped cut-out and loop handle with heart-shaped terminal, the baluster body with a circular band, on a spreading circular foot.
Maker and role
silversmith: Joseph Bell (English, active Post 1707)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1760
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
200 x 170 x diameter (at base) 105 mm
Credit line
bequest of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021, in memory of his parents Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE and Mrs. Betty (née Heal) Brookes
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1640
TJC reference number
6366
