Tankard Collection

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

Cheery Families - Mr Butt the Brewer. 1890s

Cider press at Hillgrove, Sussex
Two men with a cider press at Hillgrove, Sussex November 1933 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8161

Down to the Dregs, 1880 (c1902)
Down to the Dregs, 1880, (c1902). Artist, John Seymour Lucas. A man in 17th century dress drains a tankard of beer. From The Nations Pictures

Munich Bierkeller C1905
The Hofbrauhaus-Saal, Munchen

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Dolly of the Chop House
Wily owner of the chop house in Queen s-head-passage, London, Dollys fame was such that she is remembered in print. Here she pours herself a medicinal drop of something

Champion Beer Drinker
A German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!

Pilgrim Fathers First Christmas 1621
A man fills a tankard of beer from a small keg, as various men sit or stand around drinking. Date: 1621

A Cribbage Party in St. Giless Disturbed By A Press Gang, October 26, 1787

The Bruiser, August 1, 1763. August 1, 1763. Creator: William Hogarth
The Bruiser, August 1, 1763

Two women in fancy dress with tankards
Two women in fancy dress costumes comprising of knickerbockers, shirts and waistcoats, raise a tankard of beer each - presumably they re meant to be some kind of 17th century roisterers? c.1928

The Servant also called The Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid c1660. Oil on canvas. Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) Dutch Baroque painter. Young woman standing at table beneath a window pours milk into a bowl

Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a very drunk man amazed that his tankard contained beer and not coffee

Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century

Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline Baynes
A Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen

Flagon, 1765 / 80. Creator: Attributed to William Will
Flagon, 1765/80. Attributed to William Will

Hogarth, Beer Street. A political print supporting a ministerial measure against the unlimited sale of gin. A scene of London life in which happy and healthy tradesmen

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, April 1934
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 13 April 1934 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Tatler cover - Britain abstains from drinking, WW1
Not during the war, thank you. Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a bulldog, representing Great Britain, refusing a tankard of frothy beer

Bitter served in a half-pint glass tankard

Advert / Van Velsen Beer
Poster for Van Velsens Beer from Belgium

Elinor Rumming, Ale-Wife
Elinor Rumming, the famous ale wife of England

Two Scottish frogs on a New Year card
Two Scottish frogs in tartan on a New Year card in the shape of a tankard with two handles. Date: circa 1890s

Goblets, jugs and syrup jugs. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4731962 Goblets, jugs and syrup jugs. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896.; (add.info.: Goblets)

Old Darby with empty tankard and Joan with her tobacco pipe. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by
FLO4718042 Old Darby with empty tankard and Joan with her tobacco pipe. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Samuel Weller (colour litho)
2775612 Samuel Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Weller, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Claret jugs and beer glasses. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4731939 Claret jugs and beer glasses. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Toby stealing a jug of ale from Hodge and Roaf and leaving a pot of piss in its place
FLO4718094 Toby stealing a jug of ale from Hodge and Roaf and leaving a pot of piss in its place. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Two ugly rustics enjoying a tankard of beer. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin
FLO4717835 Two ugly rustics enjoying a tankard of beer. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786) from Human Passions Delineated, John Haywood

English Leather Toby jug, 17th Century
3030259 English Leather Toby jug, 17th Century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Leather Toby jug, 17th Century.); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Drinking horns and tankards. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4731984 Drinking horns and tankards. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner. Army veteran in the redcoat uniform of the Chelsea Hospital holding a pipe
FLO4688662 Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner. Army veteran in the redcoat uniform of the Chelsea Hospital holding a pipe

Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912635 Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero and scatological prankster)

Sketches from New York: entertainment in a lager beer saloon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from New York: entertainment in a lager beer saloon, 1864. 'Lager beer proper is composed of malt, hops, and water...It is lighter than the beer of England

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Silver-gilt tankard; the Lynn Cup; chrismatory, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'Silver-gilt tankard of hexagonal form, narrow in the centre, widening towards the base, ornamented with masks and scrolls

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Cups, tankard, casket, salt, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'Silver-gilt standing-cup; silver cup; silver-gilt beaker; crystal tankard, "The Poison-Cup"; casket; silver-gilt salt

Vegetable Sellers, c1700s. Creator: School of Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech
Vegetable Sellers, c1700s

Hinric Hasenberger, the Court Jester, 1652. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Hinric Hasenberger, the Court Jester, 1652

Car Man and Coal Heaver, 1848. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Car Man and Coal Heaver, 1848. Depicts two men whose different occupations were indispensible to the mid-19th-century metropolis

The Barmaid, 1847-1851. Creator: Paul Gavarni
The Barmaid, 1847-1851; pausing on the threshold between the working-class "public bar" and the more genteel "parlour" section of the pub in which she works

Toby Weller, 1888. Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Toby Weller, 1888. A stagecoach driver relaxing and enjoying his pipe. Toby Weller was a character in Charles Dickens "The Pickwick Papers, " first published in 1836/1837

The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgården Park)... 1860
The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgarden Park). Scene from Fredman's Epistle 51, Movitz blaste en Concert ("Movitz blew a concert"), 1860

Tavern Scene, 1692. Creator: Richard Brakenburgh
Tavern Scene, 1692

Skittles at Faggen's. Scene from Fredman's Epistle 55 by Bellman, 1868. Creator: Peter Eskilson
Skittles at Faggen's. Scene from Fredman's Epistle 55 by Bellman, 1868. "Fredmans epistlar" (English: Fredman's Epistles)

The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta - the Emperor's Cup, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta - the Emperor's Cup, 1858. When the Emperor Napoleon III. visited her Majesty last summer at Osborne

Tavern Scene with Pipe-smokers. Creator: Unknown
Tavern Scene with Pipe-smokers, Unknown date. Manner of David Teniers the Younger

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"Tankard: A Symbol of Revelry and Tradition" From the lively scenes depicted by Hogarth in "Beer Street" to the rustic charm of the cider press at Hillgrove, Sussex, the tankard has long been associated with merriment and libation. Dating back centuries, this iconic vessel holds a rich history within its sturdy frame. In Munich Bierkeller circa 1905, boisterous laughter filled the air as frothy steins were raised high in celebration. Meanwhile, a teenage barmaid at Halfway House in Rame, Cornwall served pints with youthful enthusiasm, adding to the convivial atmosphere. The title of Champion Beer Drinker was not easily earned; it required both skill and stamina. Those who held this prestigious accolade reveled in their ability to empty tankards with astonishing speed while maintaining an unyielding spirit. Artistic renditions such as "The Twin Stars" published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 captured the essence of camaraderie that often accompanied tankard-filled gatherings. Even William Hogarth's satirical masterpiece "A Cribbage Party in St. Giles Disturbed By A Press Gang" showcased a prominently placed tankard amidst chaos. Not limited to rowdy taverns or raucous beer halls, tanks also found their place among cheery families like Mr Butt the Brewer's clan immortalized on canvas. The Tatler cover during World War I reminded Britons of their duty to abstain from drinking for national unity but couldn't extinguish the enduring allure of a well-crafted pint glass. And who could forget Dolly of Chop House? This beloved figure embodied warmth and hospitality as she poured countless tankards for patrons seeking solace after a long day's work.