Museum Collections

Wrought silver creamer; urn-shaped body on a stepped and molded foot with a beaded band around the edge; scalloped shoulder with an applied, concave neck that flares to the rim; beaded bands around the edge of the shoulder and the rim; geometric bands and floral motifs engraved above and below the shoulder; body engraved with a floral garland and an oval reserve hung from a bow knot; reserve engraved, "J R" in bright-cut script; high, pouring lip, low at the sides and high at the back; hinged, domed lid, conforming to the shape of the rim, surmounted by a twisted finial; cast, s-scroll handle with beading down the center and a split fish terminus, applied to the back of the rim and the center of the body; maker's marks stamped on the neck, to the right of the handle.