Not on display

Hot Water Jug

1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Egg-shaped hot water jug on feet, with a wooden scroll handle and a flat lid with a moulded wooden knob. A band of conventional ornament outlines the junction of the lid with the body.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver and wood
Brief description
Hot water jug, silver, mark of Elie Papus and Pierre-Henry Dautun, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1770
Physical description
Egg-shaped hot water jug on feet, with a wooden scroll handle and a flat lid with a moulded wooden knob. A band of conventional ornament outlines the junction of the lid with the body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm (Note: converted from measurement in register)
  • Width: 18.4cm (Note: converted from measurement in register)
Gallery label
(Pre-1951)
HOT WATER JUG
Silver and pear wood.
Town mark of Lausanne. Makers, Elie Papus (dies 1793) and his brother-inlaw-, Pierre-Henry Dautun. About 1770.
Given by Mr Louis C. G. Clark.
M.186-1951.
Credit line
Given by Mr Louis C.G. Clarke
Production
Makers, Elie Papus (dies 1793) and his brother-inlaw-, Pierre-Henry Dautun.
Collection
Accession number
M.186-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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