flagon, York

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Other Name
“York straight-sided”
York flagon
Description
flagon, tapering drum, two low fillets, two fillets below rim, domed lid, [ramshorn] thumbpiece, solid handle, [heel] terminal
Place
York/Yorkshire/England
Accession Number
1974.79
Accession Date
29 May 1974
Other Id
P65 (pewter)
89 (ethnology)
19/3 (C R Fenton)
89 (temporary number)
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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James Cobbett Fenton collection, gift of Mr James Cobbett Fenton, 1974, collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1974.79, P65, 89, 19/3, 89
Public Access Text
Most English flagons from the 17th century onwards have a cylindrical drum. One of the exceptions to this is the ‘York flagon’ They all have a slightly tapering drum with moulded bands or ‘fillets’ at the base and a ‘domed’ lid or cover with a scroll thumbpiece.
Heraldry was first used as a means of identification on pewter in the fifteenth century, but became more common in the second half of the sixteenth century. It consists of either a coat of arms or a crest, sometimes with initials. The quality of engraving is often high. This flagon is engraved with the coat of arms of 'Cotes and Woodcote, Shropshire'.
Collection
James Cobbett Fenton
Primary Maker
Leonard Terry (II)
Leonard Terry (III)
Place
York/Yorkshire/England
Date
1710-1725
Period
George I (1714 - 1727)/House of Brunswick, Hanover Line/English reign
Signature/marks
'(indistinct) (indistinct) E'

'LEONARD (crown + heart) (illegible) ELY'

[Cotes and Woodcote]

'C R Fenton (etc) 19/3'

89
Media
pewter/tin alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material
Measurement Description
height 292 x diameter 151 mm
Measurement Reading
292mm
151mm
Classification
Vessel, Drink Serving
Serving Vessels
Food Service T&E
04 Tools & Equipment for Materials
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02 Feb 2023

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