Cream jug: Alfred Holt & Co. Ltd

An electroplated cream jug It has a bowl shaped body, indented at the neck and opening into a flat rim at the top. The house flag of Alfred Holt & Co. Ltd (Blue Funnel Line) is engraved on the side. On the base of th bowl is the Walker & Hall flag and the maker's mark. Also inscribed on the bowl are the words "E, WALKER & HALL SHEFFIELD, AI, WARRANTED HARD & SILVER SOLDERED, 106". The jug is very worn and dented.

Object Details

ID: PLT0466
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cream jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Walker & Hall Ltd
Places: Sheffield
People: Blue Funnel Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 105 mm x 135 mm x 90 mm