Watch a short film about the tankard

In the film, Collections Curator Sally Dixon-Smith reveals some fascinating archaeological finds from the Tower of London.

This pewter tankard was found during archaeological excavations on the site of an old pub at the Tower of London. It forms part of a large collection of archaeological finds which includes Tudor stove tiles, smoking pipes and shoes from the 14th century.

The tankard dates from around 1800 and is engraved with the name F. Dobson. Dobson was a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London from 1791. He had his own tankard at the Tower's very own pub, the Stone Kitchen.

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