Jug
ca. 1898 (made)
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Tall, narrow claret jug with a hinged lid and a long, curving handle. The body is decorated with vines; the grapes and leaves are clustered around the top while thestems trail diagonally down to the base. Clusters of heart-shaped leaves also decorate the base of the spout, the handle and the lid. The base is impressed with the mark: 'OSIRIS' over '500'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast pewter |
| Brief description | Jug, pewter, Walter Scherf & Co., Nuremberg, ca. 1898 |
| Physical description | Tall, narrow claret jug with a hinged lid and a long, curving handle. The body is decorated with vines; the grapes and leaves are clustered around the top while thestems trail diagonally down to the base. Clusters of heart-shaped leaves also decorate the base of the spout, the handle and the lid. The base is impressed with the mark: 'OSIRIS' over '500'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Impressed mark: 'OSIRIS' over '500' |
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| Credit line | Given by Martin Battersby |
| Object history | This jug may have been designed by Walter Scherf. The pattern is illustrated in Liberty's Yule-Tide Gifts catalogue of 1900. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.941-1967 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2006 |
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