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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Milk Jug and Cover

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

Milk jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with purple enamel over the glaze, moulded and with size gilding picked out.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Milk Jug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Creamware, transfer-printed in purple enamel
Brief description
Milk jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with purple enamel over the glaze, moulded and with size gilding, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, printed in Liverpool by Guy Green, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Milk jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with purple enamel over the glaze, moulded and with size gilding picked out.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Wills, Geoffrey. Wedgwood. Feltham : Country Life Books, 1980. Pl. 14.
  • Young, Hilary (ed.). The Genius of Wedgwood. London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1995 B18
Other number
Sch. II 407&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1156/&A-1885

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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