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ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« on: September 25, 2010, 12:05:46 PM »
found this nice little jug today in vienna on a market - silver mounted London 1894 finely engraved - but i have no idea what kind of jug - coronation or jubilee ? please help .. ! many thx , Thomas
i am not at home - so the pics are rather poor :-(
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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 12:29:13 PM »
Thomas — ER (Elizabeth I) was crowned in 1559!   The rose is the Tudor Rose, uniting Lancaster and York, see the example on Elizabeth's Pelican Portrait.   Not sure about the crown.

Bad day for this — I'm supposed to be getting ready for Cambridge!

Bernard C.  8)
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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 12:36:02 PM »
many thx for the info :-)
i wish i could be at the fair in cambridge as well !!
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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 02:14:37 PM »
Wow Thomas

Link to a QE coronation portrait here - might help with crown!  http://www.tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/elizacoronation.jpg

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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2010, 02:55:21 PM »
thx for the links  :rah:  does anybody know a similar piece ? :no:
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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2010, 03:01:14 PM »
Was looking now for you - V & A have jug dated 1560 - 1575 earthenware not glass - here is link http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O21470/jug/ well outside my area of knowledge but worth checking Corning too!

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Re: ID concerning glass Jug engraved E R 1560 - silver mounted Crown ?!
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2010, 03:08:05 PM »
wowowow - great link ! thx a lot !

unfortunately mine is not as old as this one !

probably made in stourbridge ?  :tof:
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2010, 03:10:53 PM »
You'll have to wait for the experts, the rookie is clueless!!!

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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2010, 03:14:11 PM »
The basic shape looks right though!

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