Rowland Ward Pewter Lid Big Game Engraved Tankard c1970 – Rhinoceros

Description

Heading : A Rowland Ward engraved pint tankard with polished pewter lid
Period : Elizabeth II
Origin : Made in West Germany. Marked on underside of the lid
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Engraved with a Rhinoceros and acacias
Glass Type : Lead crystal
Size :  15cm height.
Condition : Exemplary
Restoration : None 
Weight: 659 grams

Rowland Ward was originally a Victorian taxidermist. The company bearing his name used the big game theme for engraved glassware . The Nairobi Kenya glassware is no longer being made. but there is still a healthy interest in the series by lovers of wildlife.

We cannot change the past as much as we may find some aspects of our history to be distasteful or unacceptable.

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there” LP Hartley

As before will donate the entire proceeds of sale to the WWF. this may help to improve the future.