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Askos Jug
Elliott, William (silversmith)
(Silversmith)
Frosted glass, mounted in silver, case, chased, matted and engraved with a crest: a crowned female bust. The bag-shaped body is mounted with plain silver rims on base and lip, the latter bearing two goats couchant on either side of the upper terminal of the handle; the lower end terminates in foliage, below which there is a putto flanked by leaves over paired spirals and a shell; two tendrils descend from the lip, following the curve of the body on either side.
History note: Mrs Winifred J. Armstrong; purchased at Bonham's sale, 19 September, 1988, The Grove, Cambridge, the property of the late Mrs Winifred J. Armstrong, lot 77
Purchased with the Rylands Fund
Height: 21.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1988-10-10)
by
Bonhams
Mid-19th Century
Victoria I
1839
CE
-
1840
CE
Mounts composed of silver Body Silver
frosted Lead-glass
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: leopard's head
Inscription present: gothic
Inscription present: monarch's head
Inscription present: WE
Accession number: C.10-1988
Primary reference Number: 27032
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Accession Number: M.10-1990
Accession Number: GR.5c.1896
Accession Number: GR.102.1890
Accession Number: GR.P.34
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