Ewer from the Travel Toiletry Case Belonging to Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
First third of the XIX century. Silver.Room 039A
This ewer was part of the toiletry case belonging to Ferdinand VII, King of Spain. It was found in the Toilet of His Majesty in the so-called Resting Rooms of the Real Museo. It is part of an ewer and basin set O002763/003. It is a silver-coloured jug, except for the handle, which is gilded. The handle is in the shape of a mermaid with a scaly, foliaceous tail and butterfly wings. The mythological figure holds a bunch of grapes in her hands and her head is topped with a crown of vine shoots. The jug’s body is decorated with incised designs forming a garland of flowers and leaves on the upper part and a crown of alocasia (elephant-ear) leaves on the lower part.
