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

Cream Jug

ca. 1770-ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in blue are sprays of flowers, embellished with gilding and other flowers in pink, green, yellow and red. Inside the rim, border in blue and red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cream jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1770-1775
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in blue are sprays of flowers, embellished with gilding and other flowers in pink, green, yellow and red. Inside the rim, border in blue and red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'5' in underglaze blue
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Howell, J., "Some notes of the introduction of polychrome decoration at Lowestoft" in ECC Trans. Vol. 9, pt. 3, 1975
Collection
Accession number
C.284-1924

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Record createdApril 23, 2009
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