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Claret Jug

Jug #: 863
Origin: England
Date:1845
Artist/Maker:Reily & Storer
Type/Style:Cased Glass

Victorian silver mounted Claret Jug, London, 1845. A double overlay blue and white glass body over a clear ground incised w/meander and floral motifs above stepped ring foot, swirl-fluted mount embossed w/trailing foliage and domed cover with flower finial, silver loop handle terminating in a bacchic mask. The case glass c.1845 and the geometric lozenge designs are typical of (the manufacturers) Richardsons or Bacchus and Sons. Ht. 13 3/4".
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