Uknown

Cream jug

Date 18th century
Materials Silver with ebonised fruitwood handle
Dimensions 13 cm x 14 cm
Marks Square containing a "c" with a dot inside; trefoil shape; butterfly mark
Further information GLAHA 54085.

Note This jug would have been used for cream. Its handle was made from ebonised wood. Whistler's silver mainly dated from the late 18th and early 19th century. He often inscribed his pieces with his butterfly signature as a mark of ownership.