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Milk jug
Shallow circular milk jug, pale lemon silver gilt, standing on a low foot rim, curving to straight sides and to a low neck, rectangular handle, grooved and beaded, short straight spout; the surfaces have a matt frosted texture with bright machine engraving in the Anglo-Japanese style with brocade ornament, a bird, bamboo, ferns, flowers and fans.
Japanese-influenced designs became very fashionable from the 1870s and firms like Elkington made them available to a broad consumer market. Elkington & Co patented the electroplating process in 1840, which revolutionised the silver plate industry.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50476
Creation/Production
Elkington, Frederick
Date: 1881
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5
l(cm) handle to spout:12.4
l(cm)
diam
(cm): 8
Height
(in): 1
l(in) handle to spout:4 7/8
l(in)
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
spun
forming
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver gilt
Location
In store
Categories
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