Electroplated cream jug

Electroplated cream jug used on P & O ships.

Ornate cream jug standing on three scrolled feet, and with a high handle decorated with scrolling foliage and open at one side. There is a wide pouring lip, and one side of the jug is engraved with the rising sun crest of P&O.

Object Details

ID: PLT0529
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cream jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Elkington & Co. Ltd
Date made: 1852?
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 140 x 205 x 100 mm