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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cream Jug

1753 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug in soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a conch shell supported on three feet encrusted with coral, the handle formed as a spray of coral.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Cream jug in soft-paste porcelain, Derby Porcelain factory, Derby, 1753.
Physical description
Cream jug in soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a conch shell supported on three feet encrusted with coral, the handle formed as a spray of coral.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by M. B. Sargeant, Esq.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.61-1967

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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