Tankard
Nymphenburg
Category
Ceramics
Date
1770
Materials
porcelain and silver
Measurements
174 mm (H)85 mm (W)107 mm (D)
Place of origin
Nymphenburg
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245728
Summary
A Nymphenburg porcelain tankard mounted with silver cover; decorated in enamel colours with a man standing and a lady seated at a table, in front of a large folding screen set in a garden. Cover engraved and tankard painted in puce with the monogram 'GK'. Impressed shieldmark.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey English and other porcelain stored in cellars, page 99.
Marks and inscriptions
GK (engraved on cover)
Makers and roles
Nymphenburg, maker