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Glassware Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
An Early 20th century loop handled water jug
WMLMT Classification:- Other
Description
"Date: Early 20th century.
Origin: English.
Style: Ovoid shaped water jug with a wide mouth spout. High quality engraving and cutting. Engraved with two keys in saltire, a shovel and a pick. A very large cut all seeing eye in fluting with stylised creasing below and eye lashes above. Three stylised columns or pillars with fluting cuts. Two sprigs of acacia one either side of the applied loop handle. The rim of the jug has dish cuts on the outer side. There is group of tools directly behind a large frosted level comprising a square, gavel, compasses, chiselpick, pencil mallet and a level. Also, a separate square and compasses in typical form. On the lower part of the jug there is a band of diamond cuts."
Properties
"Glass: Clear lead.
Weight: 1184 grams.
Base: Flat. 8cm in diameter.
Pontil: Ground out.
Height: 21cm.
Condition: Very good. No damage or repairs. Quite a bit of surface wear to base commensurate with age."
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