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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Puzzle Jug

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Globular body, pierced neck with three drinking spouts and hollow strap handle, painted in blue and manganese purple with a landscape with farmers and a mounted huntsman blowing a horn


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in cobalt blue and manganese
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware puzzle jug, painted in cobalt blue and manganese, made in France, about 1760
Physical description
Globular body, pierced neck with three drinking spouts and hollow strap handle, painted in blue and manganese purple with a landscape with farmers and a mounted huntsman blowing a horn
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.4cm
  • Depth: 15.0cm (Note: with handle)
  • Width: 11.8cm
  • Weight: 0.390kg
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Production
Acquired as French, 18th century
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.173-1951

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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