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Tankard, by William Mckenzie (1823-41), with fleur de lyes mount and thumb piece, with circular reed cover, above baluster body, impressed W.R under crown, together with a reference book "Marks on Old Pewter and Sheffield Plate", where the tankard is photographed and its provenance listed, and Presentation Card, h 13cm
Provenance: The Bronte family of Haworth, then Presented by The Birmingham Photographic Society to Alex Keighley, then by family descent
Note: The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), and Anne (1820–1849), are well known as poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they originally published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their stories immediately attracted attention for their passion and originality. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature
Note: Alex Keighley the son of Joseph Keighley, a wealthy worsted manufacturer, was a pioneer in the pictorial movement in photography.
Reference: Marks on Old Pewter and Sheffield Plate, Redman, last page advertisement
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