Pewter Tankard or Flagon
Channe - Pichet a Vin

 

Petwer wine pitchers, known in french-speaking Switzerland as Pichet a Vin or "channes" have been part of traditional kitchen wares since at least the 15th Century. The German term for these wine vessels is Kanne or Zinn (pewter) Kanne.

 

Swiss Tankards come in a wide variety of shapes, and the form often signifies the regional original of the vessel. This Channe is typical of the Valais region.

 

The cover of the Channe is built to open with a touch of the thumb on a lever known as the "poucier." (from the french word pouce, or thumb).

 

In the Valais, this lever is usually decorated on either side with either two acorns, two fruits, or two ram's heads (as shown here).

 

 

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