Tankard (Kanne)
Unknown
17th century · Salt-glazed stoneware; pewter · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
German stoneware tankards were brought to America in large numbers on Dutch fur-trading ships. Shards of these popular vessels have been uncovered at seventeenth century sites in New York and New England.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Salt-glazed stoneware; pewter
- Culture
- German, Muskau
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1920
