Milk Jug with Niello Band, Gilded, 180 ml — Botanica

Gold at the top, below it a dark band full of flowers. This newly made milk jug with niello band of 925 silver has a gilded neck and a golden spout. It is intended as a Christmas gift.

Milk jug with niello band: a flared neck, a bellied body

The body of the jug is bellied, and a widely flared neck opens upwards. It has no foot; it stands on a small foot ring. The handle is a slender arc that curls in at the end.

Neck and spout are golden, outside and inside. The handle and the foot ring carry gold as well. The jug was newly made in Veliky Ustyug by SevChern.

A wide band of flowers, tendrils and leaves

A wide, dark band lies around the body. Large radiating flowers stand in it, along with tendrils and leaves, traversed by fine gold lines. The flowers stand out brightly from the dark.

With niello, the silver is engraved deeply and filled with a dark compound; here this has become a wide band in which the flowers stand out brightly from the black.

The flowers and leaves were created by hand engraving, line by line.

The dark band can be read as a night sky in which bright flowers stand like stars.

Neck and foot ring in gold

Above and below the band lie narrow silver bands carrying black and golden lines. The gold of the neck returns there in fine lines. Towards the foot ring the silver remains smooth.

More place settings and vessels are shown on the page silver dinnerware and table silver.

Christmas table: milk for Advent coffee

During Advent, when stollen and candles are on the table, the jug belongs with the coffee. As a Christmas gift it brings gold and a dark flower band to the breakfast table.

The Botanica teapot belongs to the same line. The 23-piece Botanica tea service from the manufacturer also includes this jug.

Engraving after checking and the SilberVerse card

For the jug, too: first your request, then checking on the piece, then we agree with you what is possible.

If you give the jug for Christmas, you can add the SilberVerse card: a verse of its own for the festive season, free of charge as a photo card.

The Botanica jug: briefly answered

Can the jug be complemented with a sugar bowl?
Yes, the sugar bowl with niello band bears the same band; in the manufacturer's service both stand side by side.

What capacity does the jug have?
The capacity is approx. 180 ml. The manufacturer states D approx. 77 × W approx. 97 × H approx. 78 mm and a weight of approx. 187 g.

Where is the Botanica line gilded?
On the neck and spout, on the handle and the foot ring, and gold lines run through the band. The body shows silver and niello.

How does it differ from the Hop milk jug?
Here a wide niello band carries the flowers, and the jug holds approx. 180 ml. The Hop milk jug shows hop foliage and holds approx. 250 ml.

How do I care for the jug with gilded neck?
Clean the jug with water and a soft cloth, and leave the neck, handle and foot ring unpolished. The article Caring for gilding gives advice.