Flagon
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pewter
Measurements
190 x 160 x 120 mm
Order this imageCollection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 195752
Summary
Swiss stitze flagon - Schnabelstize type. Pewter, with hinged lid and wide flange base. Incised decoration with recurring flower motif around rim of lid and base and heraldic crest below front with date 1691. Rose moulding inside base. Switzerland.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Elizabeth Brunner, 2005
Marks and inscriptions
Front: Heraldic crest with laurel wreath surrounding sheild with three arrows, with two eagle heads above. "P / S" and 1691 to either side of crest. Lid and handle: Various initials, numbers and symbols, including "NB" on lid Base: A. A