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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
British Galleries, Room 52b

Milk Jug

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and pear-shaped with a projecting lip and loop handle, and painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels of bouquets and sprays of flowers, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1765.
Physical description
Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and pear-shaped with a projecting lip and loop handle, and painted with bouquets and sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 4.4cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a toy tea service 414:123 to /L-1885 (Sch. I 81 to L).
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 81D - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:123/D-1885

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Record createdDecember 10, 2008
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