Tankard, about 1690, Nathanial Schlaubitz, Polish, 1662-1726, 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Silver, parcel-gilt, Poland, 17th-18th century, Schlaubitz was the foremost silversmith of his age in Gdansk, a major trading port on the Baltic Sea. The tankard is adorned with the biblical scene of Moses crossing the Red Sea, which would have had special significance for a patron in a city dominated by maritime economy.