Georgian Silver Cream Jug with Wrythen Embossed Panels
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A George III silver pedestal cream jug, wrythen embossed leaf and foliate panels, gadroon rims. London 1770. 117gm.
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Wrythen - A spirally twisted ornamentation most commonly found on antique glass, silver, ceramics and furniture.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- cream jugs and creamers - silver items 714
- jugs, cream