A rare earthenware tankard with a frog to surprise the unwary made in Staffordshire in the early 18th century. The slip decoration features flowers, the frog inside the tankard is exceptionally well proportioned and is amusingly modeled with a protruding tongue.
Dimensions:
7 inches high
Current Condition: Chips at rim.
Provenance: The Synge- Craven Collection.
Literature: The Synge- Craven Collection of Regional Slipware at Blackwell House Windermere Lake District. Published by The Lakeland Trust in 2006.
A rare earthenware tankard with a frog to surprise the unwary made in Staffordshire in the early 18th century. The slip decoration features flowers, the frog inside the tankard is exceptionally well proportioned and is amusingly modeled with a protruding tongue.
Additional information
Dimensions
7 in
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