A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD, LONDON, 1676, MAKER'S MARK OS, PROBABLY FOR OSMOND STRICKLAND

A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
LONDON, 1676, MAKER'S MARK OS, PROBABLY FOR OSMOND STRICKLAND
Tapering cylindrical and with reeded foot, the flat hinged cover with double baluster thumbpiece, with scroll handle, the body and cover each later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked near handle, on cover and handle
7 ¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high
42 oz. 13 dwt. (1,326 gr.)
The arms are those of Hurt impaling Arkwright for Francis Edward Hurt (1781-1854) of Alderwasley, co. Derby and Casterne, co. Stafford and his wife Elizabeth (d.1838), daughter of Sir Richard Arkwright Kt. (1732-1792), of Wellersley Castle, Winkworth co. Derby whom he married in 1802.

Provenance
Francis Edward Hurt (1781-1854) of Alderwasley, co. Derby and Casterne, co. Stafford.