Cream Jug

Artist John Emes

CultureEnglish

Date1803-1804

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 3 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (7.6 x 14 x 7 cm)

InscribedFully marked on waist of the top of fluted area to right of handle.

Credit LineGift of Mark A. Clark, in memory of Jefferson Patterson

Object number78.7.1

Not on view

DescriptionHelmet-shaped jug with reeded handle and lip. Engraved Cartouche under pouring lip. Greek key border engraved just under lip-bands of punch work below this with heavy fluting around bowl. Raised on a slight foot rim. Applied handle.

Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum," June 15 - August 6, 1989. Waterside, July 24, 1984. Published ReferencesArthur Grimwade, LONDON GOLDSMITHS, (Faber and Faber, 1976), p. 504, no. 977, for mark. Essays by David Revere McFadden, entries by Mark A. Clark. TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. Hudson Hills Press, New York, In Assocation with The American Federation of Arts and The Chrysler Museum. 1989: p. 106, illustrated no. 68.