Hot Water Jug
Date1816
MediumSterling silver and ivory
Dimensions9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (24.1 × 16.5 × 15.9 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark stamped on the bottom: P.S;
Hallmarks stamped on the bottom: crowned leopard; lion passant; king's head; O [in shield]
Credit LineGift of Frank A. Rizza, M.D. and family.
Object number2012.15.53
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis hot water jug was created in the workshop of Paul Storr, one of the most successful British silversmiths of the Regency Period (1811-1820). Storr was active in London from 1792 until 1838, and his shop specialized in using forms and ornament derived from ancient Greek and Roman sources. King George III and King George IV were major patrons of Storr’s.
On this jug, the classical motifs include wide band of die-stamped arches, papyrus, and anthemion below the shoulders and scrollwork around the neck. The handle takes the form of a dragon – from the scaly, divided tail in silver at the base, the ivory “body” for the handle scrolls back on itself to attach on the neck as a winged head. Regency ornament often incorporated fantastical or “exotic” motifs as well as neoclassical ones.
