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Jug
Bristol porcelain factory - Enlarge image
Jug
- Place of origin:
Bristol, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1772 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Bristol porcelain factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted with enamels
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
- Museum number:
414:711-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 12, shelf 5
Physical description
Jug of porcelain, painted with enamels, and pear-shaped with a loop handle and projecting lip beneath which is a bearded mask in relief, and round the top, below a narrow red border, is a wavy green ribbon tied in two bows and intertwined with scrolls and tendrils in crimson, and bunches and detached sprays of flowers, amongst which are plum branches bearing fruit, are scattered over the remaining surface.
Place of Origin
Bristol, England (made)
Date
ca. 1772 (made)
Artist/maker
Bristol porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Marks and inscriptions
Sign for tin and 'T' [impressed, not clear]
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm, Diameter: 18.4 cm
Descriptive line
Jug of porcelain, painted with enamels, and pear-shaped with a loop handle and projecting lip beneath which is a bearded mask in relief, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1772.
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Plums
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
