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

Jug

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

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Diameter: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA' (On the scroll)
  • 'SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT' (On the scroll)
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
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 664 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:545-1885

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2009
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