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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Milk Jug

1814-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Emes and Barnard were one of the partnerships of the prolific silversmithing firm of Edward Barnard & sons. In the 19th century this manufacturing business supplied the most prestigious goldsmiths all over the world from Rundells and Garrards in London to Hamilton and Co in Calcutta.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised from sheet, parcel-gilt, with applied cast decoration
Brief description
Milk jug, silver, London hallmarks for 1814-15, mark of Emes and Barnard.
Physical description
rectangular concave
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.50cm
  • Length: 15.75cm
  • Width: 10.00cm
  • Weight: 213.80g
Marks and inscriptions
Under lip: leopard, maker (partly obscured), sterling, date, duty
Credit line
Bequeathed by Estalla Canziani
Object history
Acquisition RF: 95/850
Bequest - Estalla Canziani
Emes and Barnard were one of the partnerships of the prolific silversmithing firm of Edward Barnard & sons. In the 19th century this manufacturing business supplied the most prestigious goldsmiths all over the world from Rundells and Garrards in London to Hamilton and Co in Calcutta.
Summary
Emes and Barnard were one of the partnerships of the prolific silversmithing firm of Edward Barnard & sons. In the 19th century this manufacturing business supplied the most prestigious goldsmiths all over the world from Rundells and Garrards in London to Hamilton and Co in Calcutta.
Collection
Accession number
M.39-1995

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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