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

Jug

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of hard-paste porcelain, with loop handle and lip spout. Painted in underglaze blue with 'Indian' flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Jug, hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, late 18th century
Physical description
Jug of hard-paste porcelain, with loop handle and lip spout. Painted in underglaze blue with 'Indian' flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue)
  • Two dots (In blue)
  • An undecipherable mark (In blue)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.107-1915

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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