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Cream Jug
Marked by: Hester Bateman (1708–1794)
English (London)
1786–87
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 16 cm x W. 12.1 cm x D. 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.); Weight: 116.2 gm (3 oz 15 dwt)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor in memory of Adelaide Joanna Sargent
Accession Number47.1355
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe helmet-shaped body, formed from raised sheet, has a high, narrow pouring lip. It rests on a circular spreading foot with a beaded rim on a square base. A string of beading lines the rim and spout. The high loop handle is reeded. The body is engraved and chased along the borders with bands of geometric ornament and on the plain surface of the body with swags of flowers and ribbons.
Marks
To right of handle, maker's mark HB (Grimwade 961); lion passant; leopard's head crowned; date letter l; sovereign's head.
InscriptionsEngraved on front, MB in monogram; scrathced on underside of foot, "216".
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Adelaide J. Sargent. April 24, 1915. Transferred to Mrs. Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor, December 10, 1931. Gift of Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor to the MFA in memory of Adelaide Joanna Sargent. (Accession Date: September 18, 1947)