Claret Jug
1877-1878 (made)
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The jug demonstrates the interest in medieval art and design among British artists and craftworkers at the end of the 19th century, and the way designs were transferred to different materials.
Its form is believed to have come from a porcelain chocolate pot made in Vienna between 1744 and 1749 (Museum no. C.7&A-1968). This in turn was derived from a 12th-century metal aquamanile – a vessel used for washing hands, named from the Latin 'aqua' (water) and 'manus' (hand) – in the Kunstshistorisches Museum in Vienna. A closely related aquamanile in the form of a griffin is in the V&A (Museum no. 1471-1870).
Its form is believed to have come from a porcelain chocolate pot made in Vienna between 1744 and 1749 (Museum no. C.7&A-1968). This in turn was derived from a 12th-century metal aquamanile – a vessel used for washing hands, named from the Latin 'aqua' (water) and 'manus' (hand) – in the Kunstshistorisches Museum in Vienna. A closely related aquamanile in the form of a griffin is in the V&A (Museum no. 1471-1870).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel gilt, ruby glass, traces of gilding, hinged lid, cast feet, cast handle; inside gilt |
| Brief description | Claret jug, silver, parcel-gilt, ruby glass, London hallmarks for 1877-8, mark of George Fox |
| Physical description | Jug in shape of a griffin, traces of gilding, glass eyes, hinged lid (head), two cast feet, cast handle, the inside gilt |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Base: maker's mark: GF for George Fox, sterling, leopard, duty, date letter B (1877-78); On head: maker, sterling, date letter |
| Object history | The griffin form of this jug is ultimately derived a 12th-century aquamanile, or water vessel, probably made in the Meuse Valley region. Its immediate predecessor is a porcelain chocolate pot, made in Vienna between 1744 and 1749. Like the crocodile teapot in this case (no. 16), it illustrates the way designs were copied in different materials. It also demonstrates the recurring interest in medieval art and design. Form derived from a Vienna porcelain chocolate pot of the mid 18th century that was in turn derived from a medieval aquamanile in the Kunst-historisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Summary | The jug demonstrates the interest in medieval art and design among British artists and craftworkers at the end of the 19th century, and the way designs were transferred to different materials. Its form is believed to have come from a porcelain chocolate pot made in Vienna between 1744 and 1749 (Museum no. C.7&A-1968). This in turn was derived from a 12th-century metal aquamanile – a vessel used for washing hands, named from the Latin 'aqua' (water) and 'manus' (hand) – in the Kunstshistorisches Museum in Vienna. A closely related aquamanile in the form of a griffin is in the V&A (Museum no. 1471-1870). |
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| Accession number | M.20-1986 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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