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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jug

1691-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chinese blue and white porcelain became immensely fashionable in 17th-century Holland as the Dutch East India Company, established in 1602, began to import this exotic product by the shipload.
The potters of Delft changed their style and the quality of their product in order to compete with Chinese porcelain. Decorations in Chinese style were applied in cobalt blue on the finest white tin-glaze ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Jug, tin-glazed earthenware painted with Chinoiserie patterns including figures and tulips in blue, made at the factory "De Metaale Pot", Delft, 1691-1700
Physical description
Jug, painted with Chinoiserie patterns including figures and tulips in blue. Hole in handle for mounting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
  • Width: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 9.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LVE' in monogram over '4' (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
Jug under the ownership of Lambertus Van Eenhoorn, made at the factory "De Metaale Pot", Delft, Netherlands 1691-1700 Mark: 'LVE' in monogramme over '4', painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration C.2360-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Production
Made at the factory "De Metaale Pot", Delft, under the ownership of Lambertus Van Eenhoorn.
LVE mark for 1691-1724
Summary
Chinese blue and white porcelain became immensely fashionable in 17th-century Holland as the Dutch East India Company, established in 1602, began to import this exotic product by the shipload.
The potters of Delft changed their style and the quality of their product in order to compete with Chinese porcelain. Decorations in Chinese style were applied in cobalt blue on the finest white tin-glaze ground.
Collection
Accession number
C.2360-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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