Tankard engraved with scenes depicting the Fire of London and the Great Plague, I N (British, mid-late 17th century), 1675/76, British, London, Silver, Overall (confirmed): 7 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 6 in., 37 oz. 13 dwt. (19.1 × 23.5 × 15.2 cm, 1170.995g), Metalwork-Silver, I N (British, mid-late 17th century), The tankard form evolved from earlier, more rounded juglike drinking vessels for one person. The large tankard illustrated here presumably served more than one person. It commemorates a London magistrate, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621–1678), for exemplary conduct during the great plague and fire that struck London in 1665–66
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Tankard engraved, scenes depicting, Fire, London, Great Plague, I N, British, mid-late 17th century, 1675/76, Silver, Overall, confirmed, 7 1/2, 9 1/4, 6, 37 oz, 13 dwt, 19.1, 23.5, 15.2 cm, 1170.995g, Metalwork-Silver, tankard, form, evolved, earlier, rounded juglike, drinking, vessels, person, large tankard, illustrated, presumably served, commemorates, London magistrate, Sir Edmund, Berry, Godfrey, 1621–1678, exemplary conduct, great plague, fire, struck London, 1665–66
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