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Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug

c. 1890–1910
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug
  • Artist: Elkington & Co. (British, ca. 1830–1963)
  • Artist: George Richards Elkington (British, Birmingham 1801–1865 Denbinghshire)
  • Date: c. 1890–1910
  • Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (31.4 x 13.7 cm)
    sheet: 16 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (42.9 x 26.4 cm) pasted down in a mat
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.73.35
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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