Tankard
| Title | Tankard |
|---|---|
| Artist | Meissen Manufactory |
| Date | ca. 1740 18th century |
| Medium | Hard-paste porcelain, silver parcel gilt |
| Classification | Ceramics-Porcelain |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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This work is attributed to Meissen Manufactory. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to ca. 1740. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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