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

Cream Jug

1762-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with wavy edge and loop handle; moulded in low relief with reeding and festoons of foliage, shells and scrolls, forming panels in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cream jug, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, 1762-1765
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with wavy edge and loop handle; moulded in low relief with reeding and festoons of foliage, shells and scrolls, forming panels in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Indistinct numeral in blue on the base
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell in 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.616-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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