Artwork : ArchiveNo00154

Tankard 1545

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Contributor Name	Mary Rose
Contributor Image	Andy_Elkerton.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	06.06.08 3.14pm
Artefact Name	Tankard
Artefact Description	Made of wood – base is beech, hooping is willow, staves are pine, the pin is oak, the handle is poplar. Coated in pitch inside to keep tankard waterproof. 16.7cm in height, 12.5 in diameter, holds just over a pint.
Artefact Date	1545
Artefact Stored	Mary Rose store
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Artefact Image	tankard.jpg
Sample Taken	Pitch from the inside of tankard
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History of Artefact	It was used for drinking 'small beer' (not as strong as other beers). They are personal possessions but some would drink from bowls instead. Officers would drink from tankards made of pewter. It was found on the Orlop deck.
Historian	Andy Elkerton
Previous Owners	A seaman
Special Memories	‘There are reports of the crew on the Mary Rose being drunk and disorderly. There is a report that describes a fight over a boat to use to take them back to the ship!’ Andy Elkerton - Historian
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