Caption

Jug, late 19th century, Northern India, / Iran, — silver, height 43 cm, weight 1795 g. A tall silver jug with a pear-shaped body and tall conical neck that tapers upward into a wide spout. The entire vessel is richly chased with plant motifs — leaves, tendrils, twigs, carnations and other flowers. On one side of the belly is a blank shield. The handle is ornamented with spotted animals with large ears and open mouths. A hinge at the upper edge of the handle indicates the vessel originally had a lid., A tall ornate metal pitcher stands against a plain light gray background; the pitcher is covered in dense raised floral and leaf patterns with textured surfaces and has a curved handle topped with an animal-like figure and a decorative spout area. The object appears in silver-gray tones with areas of darker gray shadowing and subtle highlights, and there is a smooth shield-shaped blank panel on one side that contrasts with the intricate decoration. Overall the visible colors are silver-gray, darker gray, and light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_201

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.6Mb (2.9Mb) / 11.4in x 20.0in / 3415 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug late 19th century Northern India Iran silver height 43 cm weight 1795 g tall silver jug pear-shaped body tall conical neck tapers upward wide spout entire vessel richly chased plant motifs leaves tendrils twigs carnations flowers side belly blank shield handle ornamented spotted animals large ears open mouths hinge upper edge handle indicates vessel originally lid tall ornate metal pitcher stands plain light gray background pitcher covered dense raised floral leaf patterns textured surfaces curved handle topped animal- figure decorative spout area object silver-gray tones areas darker gray shadowing subtle highlights smooth shield-shaped blank panel contrasts intricate decoration visible colors silver-gray darker gray light gray.