Creator(s): Saunders & Shepherd Ltd (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The miniature watering can has plain sides that taper downwards, a straight spout and a c-scroll handle. The hinged top is perforated and has a plain finial.
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Chester, England
- Date made:
- 1890
- Size:
- 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.280.1
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on bottom: lion passant (sterling guarantee); 3 sheafs of wheat and a sword (Assay office, city of Chester); Date letter G (1890); CS * FS (mark of Saunders & Shepherd Ltd)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973