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Silversmith: Smith, Stephen
Silver; in the shape of a Cambridge ale jug, the body matted and engraved with exotic birds amid flora
Silver: in the shape of a Cambridge ale jug, the body with sloping cylindrical sides and slightly tucked-in base and flat bottom. The narrow neck with plain moulded rings below a slightly everted rim. The broad handle is concave down the centre and joins the body near the base with a flat spatulate terminal. The sides of the body are matted and engraved with exotic birds and tropical flowers and foliage (including humming birds and passion flowers). The interior is lightly gilt.
History note: Sotheby's sale 'Important English, Irish & Scottish Silver', 17 November 1988, lot 195
Purchased from the G.H.W. Rylands Fund
Weight: 845 g
Weight: 27 : 3 oz : dwt
Width: 17 cm
Width: 6⅝ in
Method of acquisition: Bought (1989-01-30) by J. H. Bourdon Smith Ltd.
19th Century, third quarter#
Victoria I
1874
CE
-
1875
CE
Interior
composed of
gilt
To The Rim
Height 18.2 cm
Height 7⅛ in
Decoration
Handle
Soldering : The hollow handle was seamed down its length. The body was raised or spun, then the base neck and handle were soldered on. The body was engraved, and the interior gilt.
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: leopard's head
Inscription present: monarch's head
Accession number: M.1-1989
Primary reference Number: 119271
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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