An unusual glass rowing tankard by Henry Greener dating to 1880 commemerating the rower Edward Hanlan
Edward Hanlan first came into prominence as a sculler in 1880, when he defeated the Australian Edward Trickett for the world’s sculling championship. Trickett had earlier won the title in 1876 by defeating J. Sadler and had retained it on his return to Australia, beating both M. Rush and Laycock.
The tankard measures
Height 12cm
Width 11.5 cm
Depth 8.5cm