Victorian Silver And Glass Twelve Fluid Ounce Tankard London 1855

Description

Heading : Victorian Silver And Glass Tankard
Date : Hallmarked in 1855 For John Wilkmin Figg of London
Period : Victoria
Origin : London; England
Decoration : Simple silver rim and terraced foot are adjoined by a scroll handle with a leaf=design thumbpiece; frosted glass is etched with a KS monogram and a heraldic crown device denoting an earl (whoever KS may have been. he should therefore be addressed as ‘Lord  ………’.)
Size :  Height 11.1 cm. base diameter 10.3 cm
Condition : Excellent; three small dings and some pin-pricks to the rim; 
Restoration : None
Weight : 463 grams

Note: The capacity of this tankard is twelve fluid ounces. or three fifths of a pint – an unusual measure and one which – at the time the tankard was made – was used almost exclusively in the preparation of medicinal tinctures