Jug with cover
1717–18
Medium
Silver, wood
Dimensions
Height: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
British, London
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number
68.141.312
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of early 18th-century Britishcraft with this charming *Jug with Cover* by London silversmith James Fra, created between 1717 and1718. Standing just 6 1/8 inches (15.6 cm) tall, this petite vessel is fashioned from gleaming silver with a wooden element—likely the handle—for practicality and elegance. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decor Arts, it entered the collection as a gift from Irwin Untermyer in 1968. Crafted during the early Georgian era under King George I, such silver jugs were coveted luxury items among the ...