George III sterling silver cream jug with interior gold wash

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A George III sterling silver cream jug with gilded interior by William Fountain, London. It has an oval shaped body with a silver semi- curved handle. The rim flares outwards slightly and is decorated with the same repeating pattern as the teapot and coffee pot. The spout is short and rounded in shape. The upper body of the jug is smooth while the lower half is decorated by fluting in sections. One side of the cream jug has an image of a large bird, possibly a pelican, with a fish in its mouth, engraved into the upper half. On the opposite side of the jug is an image of a lion rampant, with a scroll over its head. In the scroll is text that reads "Forward." The jug has an oval foot with four points, one at each corner.

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