Tankard Collection (#9)

Objects of Interest at the Ryde Art Treasures Exhibition (engraving)
1623809 Objects of Interest at the Ryde Art Treasures Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tired Drinker (oil on panel)
3736712 The Tired Drinker (oil on panel) by Brekelenkam, Quiringh Gerritsz. van (c.1620-68); 35x30 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

Man and Woman at a Spinning Wheel, c. 1560-70 (oil on panel)
3545882 Man and Woman at a Spinning Wheel, c. 1560-70 (oil on panel) by Pietersz, Pieter I (1540/41-1603); 76x63 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Old Drinker, c. 1661-3 (oil on panel)
3545871 The Old Drinker, c.1661-3 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 22x19.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Barrel marked Het Rode Hert (The Red Hart)

Tankard, Brasso, c. 1700 (silver-gilt)
3434826 Tankard, Brasso, c.1700 (silver-gilt) by Olescher, Georgius III (fl.c.1700); height: 29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaped cylindrical on a domed foot with stepped border)

Tankard, Nuremberg, c. 1665 (parcel-gilt silver)
3434818 Tankard, Nuremberg, c.1665 (parcel-gilt silver) by Bierfreud, Sigmund (fl.c.1665); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cylindrical on three ball-and-claw feet)

Harpyes defiling the Feast, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving)
2966827 Harpyes defiling the Feast, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub
2962521 Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub
2962483 London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peasants Drinking Outside an Inn (oil on panel)
2829553 Peasants Drinking Outside an Inn (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of P.C

Martin Luthers Tankard (engraving)
2772338 Martin Luthers Tankard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Luthers Tankard)

The Barmaid (engraving)
607643 The Barmaid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barmaid); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Elinour Rummin, the famous ale-wife of England (engraving)
607619 Elinour Rummin, the famous ale-wife of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elinour Rummin)

Tankard, Danzig, c. 1670 (parcel gilt silver) (see also 469709 and 469710)
CH469708 Tankard, Danzig, c.1670 (parcel gilt silver) (see also 469709 and 469710) by Probst, Hennick (fl.c.1670) (attr. to); height: 22.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Polish

A Tavern Scene, 1875 (oil on panel)
487585 A Tavern Scene, 1875 (oil on panel) by Kauffman, Hugo Wilhelm (1844-1915); 40x31.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas)
658623 Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Rorbye, Martinus (1803-48); 52x71.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle. Martinus Rorbye (1803-1848)

Dancing Food, Cutlery And Crockery, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730995 Dancing Food, Cutlery And Crockery, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing Food, Cutlery And Crockery)

Down to the Dregs, 1880 (oil on canvas)
WAG13358 Down to the Dregs, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Lucas, John Seymour (1849-1923); 86 x 74 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Before Vespers, 1909 (oil on canvas)
CH402500 Before Vespers, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Grutzner, Eduard von (1846-1925); 34.3x25.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vor der Vesper; ); Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Gabriel Varden, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465605 Gabriel Varden, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Traveller, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465401 The Traveller, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Jack Steadfast; or, The Heart that can Feel for Another, pub
2636959 Jack Steadfast; or, The Heart that can Feel for Another, pub. 1807 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) & George (1792-1878)

The Austrian Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris
XIR267152 The Austrian Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th May 1900 (colour litho) by French School

Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents
NCO189707 Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents Taking their Last Voyage, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1807 (hand-coloured etching with some aquatint) by Gillray

Cynic Fortune, A Tale of a Man with a Conscience, by David Christie Murray (engraving)
1623432 Cynic Fortune, A Tale of a Man with a Conscience, by David Christie Murray (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cynic Fortune)

A Varend Wedding, 1873 (oil on canvas)
3930840 A VAarend Wedding, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Nordenberg, Bengt (1822-1902); 111x157 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: VAarend of the province SmAaland, in Sweden)

Flute and Times, 1877 (oil on canvas)
1767457 Flute and Times, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Harnett, William Michael (1848-92); 30.5x41.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flute and Times. William Michael Harnett (1848-1892). Oil on canvas

Bowl of Fruit and Tankard before a Window, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
3078741 Bowl of Fruit and Tankard before a Window, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 50.6x61.6 cm; National Gallery, London

The Comet of 1811, pub. 1811 (hand coloured engraving)
3051764 The Comet of 1811, pub. 1811 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Utensils (colour litho)
3096756 Utensils (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Utensils. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther)

Beer (chromolitho)
1094018 Beer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beer. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Concord Makes Server, (watercolour, pen and ink, , pencil)
985720 Concord Makes Server, (watercolour, pen and ink, , pencil) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 27x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Concord Makes Server. George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Drunken Peasant at an Inn, 1775. Creator: Bernhard Schreuder
Drunken Peasant at an Inn, 1775

Tankard, c. 1940. Creator: Hester Duany
Tankard, c. 1940

Silver Mug, c. 1938. Creator: Hester Duany
Silver Mug, c. 1938

Stone Beer Mug, c. 1939. Creator: Carl Buergerniss
Stone Beer Mug, c. 1939

Beer Mug, c. 1939. Creator: Carl Buergerniss
Beer Mug, c. 1939

Born several years before Charles Dickens died, 101 year old William Cambridge, who was born in Southwark in 1868, opens an old age home in Clarence Avenue, Lambeth

St Lawrence Fair 6th August 1953 The three strangely dressed gentlemen who came to her fathers pub down three pints of ale as part of the three day St Lawrence Fair

Four shop stewards at ICI Billingham who served their union for a total of 137 years have been presented with tokens of appreciation

Willie John Mcbride, Ireland and British Lions back row with Barbara Montgomery and Sue Martin to launch the Kilkeel Harbour Festival. 6th June 1973

Interior with Figures, 1643. Creator: Pieter Jacobsz. Duyfhuijsen
Interior with Figures, 1643. Attributed to Pieter Jacobsz Duyfhuysen

The Blind Fiddler, 1637-1677. Creator: Willem van Herp
The Blind Fiddler, 1637-1677. Attributed to Willem van Herp

A Dutch Courtyard, 1658 / 1660. Creator: Pieter de Hooch
A Dutch Courtyard, 1658/1660

Mug, Book, Biscuits, and Match, 1893. Creator: John Frederick Peto
Mug, Book, Biscuits, and Match, 1893

Peasants Celebrating Twelfth Night, 1635. Creator: David Teniers II
Peasants Celebrating Twelfth Night, 1635

Tavern Scene, 1658. Creator: David Teniers II
Tavern Scene, 1658

Peasants in a Tavern, c. 1633. Creator: David Teniers II
Peasants in a Tavern, c. 1633

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"Tankard: A Symbol of Revelry and Tradition" From the lively scenes depicted by Hogarth in "Beer Street" to the rustic charm of the cider press at Hillgrove, Sussex, the tankard has long been associated with merriment and libation. Dating back centuries, this iconic vessel holds a rich history within its sturdy frame. In Munich Bierkeller circa 1905, boisterous laughter filled the air as frothy steins were raised high in celebration. Meanwhile, a teenage barmaid at Halfway House in Rame, Cornwall served pints with youthful enthusiasm, adding to the convivial atmosphere. The title of Champion Beer Drinker was not easily earned; it required both skill and stamina. Those who held this prestigious accolade reveled in their ability to empty tankards with astonishing speed while maintaining an unyielding spirit. Artistic renditions such as "The Twin Stars" published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 captured the essence of camaraderie that often accompanied tankard-filled gatherings. Even William Hogarth's satirical masterpiece "A Cribbage Party in St. Giles Disturbed By A Press Gang" showcased a prominently placed tankard amidst chaos. Not limited to rowdy taverns or raucous beer halls, tanks also found their place among cheery families like Mr Butt the Brewer's clan immortalized on canvas. The Tatler cover during World War I reminded Britons of their duty to abstain from drinking for national unity but couldn't extinguish the enduring allure of a well-crafted pint glass. And who could forget Dolly of Chop House? This beloved figure embodied warmth and hospitality as she poured countless tankards for patrons seeking solace after a long day's work.