This cream jug is from a tea service. W & G Sissons were Sheffield based manufacturing silversmiths and platers with a retail outlet in London. The restrained classical style of the set would have appealed to consumers who appreciated the revival of interest in classical design in the 1870s. In 1881, Elkingtons advertised a similar electroplated tea and coffee service of four pieces (tea pot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl) in classical style for £25 4s.
Physical description
Jug, silver, the interior gilt, urn shaped with engraved classical decoration.
Place of Origin
Sheffield, England (made)
London, England (hallmarked)
Date
1872-1873 (made)
1868 (designed)
Artist/maker
W. G. Sissons' Ltd. (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Silver, parcel-gilt, with cast handle and spout.
Marks and inscriptions
Under rim of neck: “Mackay”, “Cumming May and Co.” and maker WS GS for W+G Sissons Ltd., sterling, leopard’s head, date letter small gothic R (1872-3), duty; no design registry mark
Crest: lion’s head above banner “SPERO”, beneath monogram “JLT”
Dimensions
Height: 16.9 cm, Length: 10.6 cm, Width: 7.5 cm
Object history note
Purchase - £112. 10. 0 (for Circ. 97-100); From Holmes Jewellers Ltd., 29 Old Bond Street
From a teaset. Henry Irving and J.L. Toole were important English actor-managers with their own companies. In spite of professional rivalries, they were close friends. W&G Sissons were Sheffield based manufacturing silversmiths and platers with a retail outlet in London. The restrained classical style of the set would have appealed to consumers who appreciated the revival of interest in classical design in the 1870s. In 1881, Elkingtons advertised a similar electroplated tea and coffee service of four pieces ( tea pot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl ) in classical style for £ 25 4s .
Descriptive line
Silver, London hallmarks for 1872-73, mark of W.G. Sissons.
Exhibition History
International Silver, 1800 to the Present Day. (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/2000-31/12/2000)
Labels and date
This cream jug is from a tea service. W & G Sissons were Sheffield based manufacturing silversmiths and platers with a retail outlet in London. The restrained classical style of the set would have appealed to consumers who appreciated the revival of interest in classical design in the 1870s. In 1881, Elkingtons advertised a similar electroplated tea and coffee service of four pieces (tea pot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl) in classical style for £25 4s. [2000]
Materials
Silver; Gold
Techniques
Gilding; Engraving (incising); Casting; Raising
Categories
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate wares; Metalwork
Collection code
MET
