Creamer
date: label: date made
content: 1818 - 1819
label: presentation date
content: 1819-01-01
notes: label: Description
content: Seamed, oblong bulbous cream pitcher on an oval ribbed base with four ball feet; lengthy inscription is engraved on one side of body presenting service from "The Parish of Whittingham & Neighbourhood" to "Mr. Joshua Crea" for his "Services as their Surgeon". Applied cast gadrooning punctuated by acanthus-framed shells and anthemions at edge of stepped-ogee shoulder continues across the inset, curved spout with U-shaped pouring lip. Tapered and reeded strap handle has a lion's mask and scrolled acanthus leaves on inside face and a single waterleaf at outside bottom. Gold washed interior. Neck struck with six hallmarks above inscription. Part of a seven-piece service (including a padded teapot cover or cozy), DL*66.0537A-G.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, Newcastle
label: place presented; place used
content: United Kingdom: England, Whittingham
label: place used
content: United Kingdom: England, Northumberland
label: place used
content: United States: Wisconsin, Menomonie
label: place used
content: United States: Minnesota, Lake Park
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John H. Crea
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.66.0537E
label: catalog number
content: 66.0537E
label: accession number
content: 265238
objectType: label: Object Name
content: creamer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (gilt wash material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 5/8 in x 8 in x 4 3/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 20.32 cm x 11.1125 cm