Liverpool Interest Half Pint Tankard c1800

Description

Heading : Georgian tankard
Period : c1820
Origin : England 
Colour : Clear 
Bowl : Two annular girdles. Top down loop handle with ribbon finish. Diamond point engraved MD 11. Basnett Street Liverpool
Pontil : Polished 
Glass Type : Lead 
Size : 10.5 cm height. 8.2 cm diameter bowl. 9 cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight: 317 grams 

11 Basnett Street Liverpool was originally a merchants office that made way for the iconic George Henry Lee building. The street was named after the non-conformist Protestant minister  Christopher Basnett in 1770. Basnett was the first minister of a chapel on Kaye street at a time when Liverpool was so small that it was then within the parish of Walton.