Wooden Tankard

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About this item

This tankard is composed of “staves” and was made by a barrel maker known as a “cooper.”  Wooden plates, bowls, and drinking vessels where common and cheap during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Item typeFood Service Equipment
Date1750–1800
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraEarly Indigenous and European contact, 1565–1619
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
MaterialWood
Process/FormatWoodworking
Dimension detailsHeight: 8.93 in Diameter: 7.00 in
Catalog #1896.13
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Wooden Tankard. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1896-13/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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