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Description: | Brass jug with a rounded body and flat sides. On the flat part are protruding discs with red decoration in a flower arrangement. The pedestal base is flat on the underside. There is a long, thick, cylindrical neck with the spout attached on the top half. The lid is domed with piercework and the hinge is formed from a peacock and its tail. The handle is an angular S in shape and has two animal heads and floral decoration. The whole jug is decorated with incised floral design and there are a number of figures. The figures include one riding what looks like a tiger, a figure with an animal head, and various figures which appear to be dancing. Label: one square white label, handwritten.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14349
caption: General view of label of Horniman Museum object no nn14349
caption: Detail view of lid of Horniman Museum object no nn14349 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | brass (alloy) coffee pots glass brass Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-129309 | Go to resource |
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