A 5 inch tankard (4¼ inch diameter), c.1770, with the arms of Dent of Dent, near Newcastle. Possibly for Lawrence Dent of Yarm in Yorkshire, a wealthy merchant whose grandson was later of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
Reference : Howard, David S.; Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, p.593
Condition : Rim chip filled at back rim, virtually invisible. Enamels and gilding very good
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