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This Tankard was shown on a previous inquiry, I did not know the group here also identified Family Crests. I cannot find this one. Thank you.

The British Armorial Bindings website illustrates a similar crest (out of a ducal coronet a demi bull rampant collared) on a binding for John Smyth (1748-1811). He may or may not have also been the owner of your tankard. It could have been another family member, or more than one family may have used this crest.

P.S. The John Smyth mentioned above was a well-connected British politician and Member of Parliament.

agphile wrote:P.S. The John Smyth mentioned above was a well-connected British politician and Member of Parliament.

Good Show! Agphile I found the image you mentioned and it is the more than exact to the detail.

My pleasure. If you want to find out more about Smyth you can find a biography, mainly on his political career, in the History of Parliament Online. It is pleasing to note he was a consistent opponent of the slave trade. In 1778 he married a daughter of the Duke of Grafton. Setting up for family life may have been the occasion for acquiring some new silver. Doesn't prove anything, but a tempting thought.