Jug
ca. 1765 (made)
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Jug of porcelain, transfer-painted in black enamel and moulded in relief, with an ovoid body, cylindrical neck with a crowned bearded mask in relief under the lip, which is in silver, and a rococo scrolled handle, and on the front of the body are the arms and emblems of the Freemasons, with figures of three masons, and scrolls with the motto 'AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA' and 'SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT', and the print is flanked by two groups of ruins, one is a pyramid with a terrestrial globe, and the other is a pyramid with a celestial globe fixed on its apex, and the neck is decorated on either side with a print of a bouquet of flowers tied to a ribbon.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain and silver, transfer-painted in black enamel and moulded in relief |
Brief description | Jug of porcelain, transfer-painted in black enamel and moulded in relief, with an ovoid body, cylindrical neck with a crowned bearded mask in relief under the lip, which is in silver, and a rococo scrolled handle, and engraved by James Ross, made by Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1765. |
Physical description | Jug of porcelain, transfer-painted in black enamel and moulded in relief, with an ovoid body, cylindrical neck with a crowned bearded mask in relief under the lip, which is in silver, and a rococo scrolled handle, and on the front of the body are the arms and emblems of the Freemasons, with figures of three masons, and scrolls with the motto 'AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA' and 'SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT', and the print is flanked by two groups of ruins, one is a pyramid with a terrestrial globe, and the other is a pyramid with a celestial globe fixed on its apex, and the neck is decorated on either side with a print of a bouquet of flowers tied to a ribbon. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | The lip has been broken off and replaced in silver. The prints are from plates by James Ross. Given to Lady Charlotte Schreiber by Merthyr Guest in June 1871 |
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Other number | Sch. I 664 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:545-1885 |
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Record created | January 30, 2009 |
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