| Reference Number | TPCK/9/45 |
| Title | Jonathan Osborne Silver Water Jug |
| Date | 1837 |
| Creator Name | Moore; James (fl. early nineteenth century); silversmith |
| Brown; George (fl. early nineteenth century); flatware retailer |
| Description | Silver water jug of baluster form. Hinged lid with leaf- and berry-shaped finial. Spout and neck decorated with shamrocks. Handle in the form of a sea serpent. Circular foot decorated with foliage and cowrie shells. Floral decoration around body. Also present are two eagle-topped coats of arms, one of which depicts a lion surrounded by the motto "PAX IN BELLO". In the centre of the body under the spout, the following inscription enclosed within a laurel wreath: "Jonathan Osborne M.D./E Coll: Sacrosanet: et individ: Trinitatis juxta Dublin./Coll: Medicor: Reg: et Regin: in Hibernia Socio./NOS OLIM ALUMNI, NUNC AMICI HAUD INGRATI/DEDIMUS./Quodcunque tabulis aeneis inscribitur/Anni erodent euntes,/Ea tamen quoe tuo quum Ingenio,/tum Paternae Curae accepta referimus,/Cordibus nostris,/Lineis Nunquam delendis/INCIDIMUS." Neck stamped with the maker's initials "J.M", the name "G.BROWN" and Dublin hallmarks for the year 1837. Hallmarks and maker's initials also stamped on inside of lid. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 114mm (diameter of base) x 280mm (height) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Water-Jug |
| Term | Gift Giving |
| Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Beverages |
| Emblems and Insignia |