VERMEIL LIDDED TANKARD Winterthur, late 17th century. Maker's mark of Ludwig I Forrer.

VERMEIL LIDDED TANKARD

Winterthur, late 17th century. Maker's mark of Ludwig I Forrer.
Cylindrical shape on a strongly beaded foot with profiled edge. The hinged lid is also beaded and has a steep dome. The body is punched with a snakeskin pattern around the entire circumference. The beads on the base and lid feature embossed floral decoration. The lid is crowned by a lion as a shield bearer. Thumb rest in the shape of a female fish.
H 19.5 cm, 595 g.

The shield shows an engraved alliance coat of arms of the Hauser family of Glarus and the Sulzer family of Schaffhausen beneath the initials HH and ES. The year 1685 is engraved below.
A footed bowl and a lidded cup from the workshop of Ludwig I Forrer are in the Collection of the Swiss National Museum in Zurich (Inv. Nos. 14153 and 3171).