Barrel motif ice pitcher

God & Goddess motifs were commonly used in the embellishment of Victorian America. This motif can be found in Victorian American architecture, furnishings, home décor, and of course in silver and silver plated items.  Many of the sculptural details that we find in silver, we find in homes and buildings from the same era. 

On this page, we’ll feature the actual catalogue (circa 1870) from Meriden Britannia. It is interesting to see how accurate the artist’s representation is to the actual item (featured in the photo gallery).

At the bottom of the page, we’ll take a look at a handsome sculptured spout adorning a Victorian era ice pitcher. The visage is not of a god, but of a conquistador!

    

Be sure to visit THE MEN OF THE AMERICAN SILVER MUSEUM – a special gallery that gathers all the gentlemen we’ve met so far on our photo safari!

Please click on any of the photos in the gallery!

The photos are arranged in a ‘tile’ setting. But, you can click on any of the photos to begin a self-guided slide-show presentation of the photo gallery. Typically, we’ve also created a video slideshow of the photo gallery. If the video slideshow isn’t on this page, then look for it in our Video Archives. Our Video Archives can be accessed through a portal at the top of the Video Gallery (just scroll to the top or bottom of the page to find the toolbar).