From Central Edinburgh
This is the earliest known example of a pewter tankard called a 'tappit hen'. It was recovered from the foundations of the present North Bridge in Edinburgh. It was made by James Abernethie of Edinburgh in 1669.
The tappit hen is stamped on the lip near the handle with the date, 1669, and the maker's mark.
The name 'tappit hen' derives from the characteristic hen-shaped knob which tops the lid of such tankards.
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