Mustard pot
1857-1858
Medium
silver, glass
Measurements
(a-b) 6.2 × 9.3 × 6.6 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched in underside of lid u.c.: (lion passant) b
punched (diagonally) in underside of lid u.r.: IF
punched in rim of base: 2055 IF (lion passant) (leopard's head) b (queen's head)
Accession Number
1419.a-b-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
A circular blue-glass lined pot with a pierced design of stylized foliage. The handle is scroll-shaped and the tri-lobed thumb-piece is attached to a slightly domed lid. A further decoration is the beaded border of both upper and lower rims.