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Tankard engraved with scenes of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London

O S British
1673/74
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 509
The scenes engraved on these tankards depict the traumatic events of the Fire of London (1666) and the Great Plague (1665). The tankards were commissioned as gifts to the friends of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, who was granted a knighthood in recognition of his services to the city. He was later murdered, perhaps by parties wishing to overthrow Charles II and re-establish Catholic rule.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tankard engraved with scenes of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London
  • Maker: O S (British, ca. 1673–1677)
  • Date: 1673/74
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 7 3/8 × 9 × 6 in., 35 oz. 18 dwt. (18.7 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm, 1116.501g)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.391
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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