George III silver mustard pot with shell thumbpiece, London 1790
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A George III silver mustard pot, with openwork shell thumbpiece, and pierced and engraved palmette style sides, original blue glass liner, maker's mark rubbed, London 1790. Height 7.5 cm. Weight excluding liner 86.5 gm.
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- Palmette - A decorative motif used in the decoration of ceramics, textiles and furniture, based loosely on the palm leaf and sometimes used with the anthemion, from which it is often difficult to distinguish. The form of the palmette varies from ornate to simplistic.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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