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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Jug

1882-1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Claret jug, glass with silver mounts, the collar embellished with embossed decoration imitating bamboo shoots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass with silver mounts, handle shaped as section of bamboo
Brief description
Silver and glass, London hallmarks for 1882-3, mark of Edward Stockwell.
Physical description
Claret jug, glass with silver mounts, the collar embellished with embossed decoration imitating bamboo shoots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Around lower rim of silver mount: maker EHS for Edward Stockwell, sterling, duty, date G, leopard. (Stockwell entered mark 1865); Inscribed around the rim of the lid, the retailers name and address: W. Thornhill & Co. 144 New Bond Street
  • London hallmarks for 1882-3
  • Mark of Edward Stockwell
Gallery label
Jug Glass with silver mounts London 1882-3 Inscribed round the rim of the lid, the retailer's name and address: W. Thornhill & Co. 144 New Bond Street(2000)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.354-1961

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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