Object Detail
Description
cream jug or sauce boat, with embossed shell decoration, the scroll handle with applied leaf surmount, armorial engraved beneath the spout in an embossed shell border, the scalloped foot with shell and bead decorated rim. Repair to pourer lip.
Maker and role
silversmith: Thomas Halford (English, b.circa 1786, d.1855)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1829
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
185 x 220 x 125 mm
Credit line
bequest of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021, in memory of his parents Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE and Mrs. Betty (née Heal) Brookes
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1573
TJC reference number
6300