Cream jug: Union Castle Line

A silver plate cream jug that was used as part of the first class setting on Union Castle Line ships. The jug has a zigzag pattern engraved around the rim of the jug, with the Union Castle Line crest engraved on the side of the jug. Inscribed on the base are the words "MAPPIN & WEBB, LONDON & SHEFFIELD, MAPPIN PLATE, G, CI/77".

Object Details

ID: PLT0652
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Cream jug
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mappin & Webb
Date made: 20th Century
People: Union-Castle Line; Union-Castle Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 100 mm x 125 mm x 65 mm