Cream jug

Samuel Walker (died in 1769)

probably 1746

Object PlaceDublin, Ireland

Medium/TechniqueMetal

Dimensions12.6 x 12.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.2282

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsMARKS: on the underside of the body, maker's mark SW in a rectangle (possibly illustrated in Bennet, 1972, p347); harp crowned; Hibernia. INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on underside, "I*R". SCRATCHES: engraved on underside, "6 = 16". ARMORIALS: engraved at the neck of the jug, an unidentified crest of an antlered stag facing dexter.