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Silver tankard (© Grosvenor Museum)
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© Grosvenor Museum

Silver tankard

Artist: Ralph Walley (1661 - 1703)

Location: Grosvenor Museum

Date: 1687 - 1690

Materials: silver

Dimensions: 19 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £4,000)

Vendor: Unknown

Review number: 2612 (1976)

Provenance:
perhaps Richard Betton; Lord Kenyon; Sotheby's, 1969; private collector.

Description:
Tankard engraved with coat of arms of the Betton family, Shrewsbury. Also has the 1st date letter to be used by the Chester Assay Office.

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