a rare gothic pewter tankard with cover, Netherlandish First half 15th century

the body lightly incurved and turned with ribs, the domed cover ensuite, the finial possibly with a Fleur-de-Lys within a circular beaded border, bar-shaped thumb rest, the handle cast on the exterior with crosses within a lozenge, rosette inside bottom cast possibly with a seated Madonna and Child, some pitting and minor repair blackened surface, dark grey patina

Blik op tin, Singermuseum Laren N.H. 1965, no. 62

Literature:
Philips / Dubbe no. 3