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Jug of Askos Form
Retailer:
Storr & Mortimer
Silversmith:
Storr, Paul
Silver; askos-shaped jug
Silver, with matted body, plain cover flanked by cast recumbent goats, and cast handle ornamented with acanthus foliage, and terminating in acanthus foliage and flat scrolls on either side of a cast, applied cherub in relief. Two plain silver tendrils run down the body from the junction of the handle, and the body rests on a plain silver footring stamped STORR & MORTIMER 200. The interior is lightly gilt.
History note: Purchased from H. Perovetz, 50/52 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HL
Purchased with the Rylands Fund and with the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Jaffé Fund
Length: 20.5 cm
Length: 8 in
Weight: 1100 g
Weight: 35 : 7 oz : dwt
Method of acquisition: Bought (1990-07-26) by Perovetz, H.
19th Century, Mid#
William IV
1836
CE
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1837
CE
Interior
composed of
gold
Top Of Handle
Height 21.8 cm
Height 8⅞ in
Handle
Ornament
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: leopard's head
Inscription present: monarch's head
Accession number: M.10-1990
Primary reference Number: 119276
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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