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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10507279, member: 111&quot;]They were believed to have been used at gatherings, not necessarily weddings, suspect that their being used at one wedding and then stashed away is most likely anecdotal, and would doubt its accuracy.&nbsp; A date might be carved for a particular occasion, but could also just be date it was made, no way to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>While these would have been made by skilled craftsmen, they would have also been made by amateurs, and if made of Karelian birch, or burl, the handle was usually also from a section of the same wood, often a less figured section, but if not, or if it was a replacement, the wood would still be birch.&nbsp; You have the tankard in hand, if your gut tells you that it&#039;s a replacement (likely old), then just make note of it.&nbsp; And personally, would doubt that a commissioned tankard would have carving on the handle as optional...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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