George III sterling silver cream jug, 1775 London, Ann Smith
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A George III sterling silver cream jug, 1775 London, with maker's mark for Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton the creamer of helmet form with a crimped rim and double scroll handle, raised on circular pedestal foot with a crimped edge, marked under the rim. Weight 77g height 10 cm
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Crimped - A wavy effect on the the rims or lips of glass or silver vessels. Crimping was frequently used on brightly coloured Victorian glass.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- cream jugs and creamers - silver items 714
- jugs, cream