Three Covered Tankards

Anonymous, British, 19th century British

19th century

Not on view

Peg tankards, identified here by an engraved title, were shared drinking vessels whose insides were fitted with wooden pegs or nails that divided the ale they held into eighths. A "peg law" introduced by Edgar I, who ruled England from 959 to 975 AD, restricted drinkers to one portion of the contents. If they drank more they would be fined. This print is mounted with a 16th century stipple engraving of a elaborately decorated tankard

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Title: Three Covered Tankards
Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century
Date: 19th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (11.1 × 19.7 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Object Number: 2018.839.51.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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