This silver ewer and basin, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, was originally part of a set of six.

That morning, the bath-water came in a big silver ewer, carried by two well-dressed young men who stayed to pour it over him, wishing him good luck.

And if a silver ewer and plate excavated in a neighboring suburb are not the most elaborate Roman serving pieces ever found, they are nevertheless quite elegant.

When Dubai returned with a silver ewer and three goblets, he had to ask, "Is this your ship, Lady?"

Richard lifted the silver ewer from the shelf below and dipped it in the lower basin.

Only a few drops of wine came from the silver ewer when Wulghash lifted it to refill his drinkinghorn.

As tradition decreed, he and Alypia shared a single cup of wine; a serving maid hovered near them with a silver ewer to make sure it never emptied.

Rianlle lifted the lid to the silver ewer in which the coffee was served, peered within.

Beside his silken couch lay a silver ewer, filled with fresh, clear water.

At the bottom, upon a low pedestal carved like a branching tree, stood a basin of silver, wide and shallow, and beside it stood a silver ewer.