Tankard with portraits of King Jan III and Queen Marie Casimire

The displays at the Palace of Wilanów include a tankard of great value decorated with the portrait of King Jan III and his wife Marie Casimire, as a souvenir of their visit to Gdansk in 1677. The cylindrical tankard is decorated with a characteristic handle and a cover. The king is depicted clothed as in ancient times, wearing a crown of laurels. The queen has her hair carefully styled and is wearing strings of pearls. Horns of plenty full of fruit form panels surrounding the portraits. The Gdansk master craftsmen started making tableware bearing likenesses of famous people from the 1670s. This fashion helped to make King Jan III more popular.