George III Silver Creamer, London 1817

• George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
• 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.
• Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
• Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
• Cartouche - An ornamental panel in the form of of a shield, oval or rectangular scroll with curling edges. It may be carved into the back of a chair or the top of a sideboard, or present on a piece of silver or jewellery, and contain the initials of the original owner, heraldic symbols, or some other inscription, such as the details of a presentation.
  
  In ceramics the term defines the central area of a vase or similar with a decorative border in one of the shapes above, into which a decorative scene or figures have been painted.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• cream jugs and creamers - silver items 714
• jugs, cream
  • silver, George III 243
  • silver, Georgian period unspecified 295
• jugs, other - silver items 543