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

Milk-Jug

ca. 1775-ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt with a rockery of flowering plants and two birds. Scrollwork border.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamel and gilt
Brief description
Milk-jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, red and gold, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1775-1880
Physical description
Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt with a rockery of flowering plants and two birds. Scrollwork border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.192-1924

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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