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2020-253, Jug or Pitcher
Covered Jug
2020-253, Jug or Pitcher

Covered Jug

Date1803-1805
Marked by Thomas H. Warner (1780 - 1828)
OriginAmerica, Maryland, Baltimore
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 10 ¼”; OW (handle to lip): 9 9/16”; ODiam (at shoulder): 6 5/8”
Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage
Object number2020-253
DescriptionSilver covered jug or pitcher: Flat circular base supports ovoid body surmounted by cylindrical neck with wide, everted pouring lip opposite angular seamed hollow broken scrolled handle. Stepped, domed lid with tall open scrolled thumbpiece, hinged with shaped drop juncture at top of handle. Bands of horizontal reeding form hoops at base, upper body, and neck; lower body ornamented with tightly spaced, round-topped reeds
InscribedEngraved under lip (slightly off center) “P” in shaded sprigged script
MarkingsMarked on base in relief: 1) “T WARNER” in rectangle with pellet after “T”; 2) an eagle’s head erased facing left in an oval; and 3) “STERG” in rectangle with superscript “G” over pellet
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