A German Ladies tankard
A German Ladies tankard
By Johann Beckert (Germany, 1654–1704)
Made in Augsburg in 1685
Weight: 286 g, 10oz
Diameter, 9,5cm, 3,7 oz
Height: 12,5 cm, 4,9 in
Of lightly tapering cylindrical form the barrel made in white silver, baluster finial, harp-shaped handle
A similar design can be observed in a silver-gilt with silver medallions tankard owned by the Met Museum in New York and made by Johan Beckert II around the same date as the current one.
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