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Water Jug

Water Jug

(Newcastle, England (est. 1788))
1850 or 1851
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver, ivory
DimensionsH. 36.6 cm x W. 16 cm x D. 143.8 cm (14 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.); Weight: 946.9 gm (30 oz 9 dwt)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number1994.193
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
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InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on upper body, an unidentified crest (a goose or duck holding in its beak a flower slipped) INSCRIPTIONS: on rim of foot, REID & SONS, Fecerunt; inside foot rim, REID & SONS NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE; stamped, 474; engraved in panel on front, Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park/1851; on underside of foot, PRESENTED/TO/FREDK.WM.REMNANT ESQR./BY HIS SINCERE FRIEND/CHARLOTTE ANNAN
ProvenanceGift from Charlotte Annan to Frederick William Remnant; sold Sotheby's, London, May 3, 1984, lot 154; sold Christie's, London, March 2, 1994, lot 34; Wynard R. T. Wilkinson, London, purchased June 22, 1994, The John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund. (Accession Date: June 22, 1994)