Jug
Primary TitleSilver jug
Artist
George Fox
(English, 1816 - 1910)
Date1869
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 5 × 8 1/2 inches (25.08 × 12.7 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Lillian M. Diveley Fund
Object number2017.18.2
MarkingsEnough is legible to deduce the following: [GF] hallmark and a partial assay mark (Lion Passant (.925 purity) the tail is visible, a silhouette of a leopard’s head (London assay office mark), a partial “O” (date letter for 1869) and the silhouette of the Queen's head (a royal duty mark).
Two additional hallmarks are located on the bottom surface: [GF] hallmark and the assay mark (Lion Passant (.925 purity), with three on the underside of the lid: [GF] hallmark, the assay mark (Lion Passant (.925 purity), and “O” (date letter for 1869).
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DescriptionA silver jug with a long neck and spout, a single handle, and a hinged lid with a finial. Decorated around the shoulder with an Egyptian-inspired motif of a winged disc surrounded by two rearing cobras. The spout is channel-like; open along its top like a trough. The lid is recessed into the neck of the vessel. It has an arch shaped opening in the front of it so that the lid does not have to be raised to allow the contents to be poured. The interior of the jug appears to be covered with a gold wash. The piece has hallmarks and maker’s marks on the side of the vessel but they are worn and partially legible.ProvenancePrivate Collection, unknown;
With Haslam & Whiteway, London by 2016;
With H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., London, by 2016;
Purchased from H. Blairman & Sons Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2017.
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