Cream jug: P&O

One of three identical electroplated cream jugs with the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. it bears the P&O rising sun crest and has three feet attached to its base. It has a wide lip and an upward angled ornate handle. the edge of the jug is slightkly raised The maker's mark are engraved on the base. There is a definitive patination on the inside and outside of the jug. The base of the inside of the jug has a small number of scratches.

Object Details

ID: PLT0528
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cream jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Elkington & Co. Ltd
Places: Bristol
Date made: 1895 ?
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 105 mm x 195 mm x 135 mm