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

Jug

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of soft-paste porcelain, globular, with cylindrical neck and loop handle, much mis-shapen; moulded in relief on the body into leaf-shaped compartments, and on the neck with a band of ornament formed of leaves and formal flowers on a ground of dots. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, much blurred.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with moulded decoration and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Jug, soft-paste porcelain with moulded decoration and painted in underglaze blue, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1765
Physical description
Jug of soft-paste porcelain, globular, with cylindrical neck and loop handle, much mis-shapen; moulded in relief on the body into leaf-shaped compartments, and on the neck with a band of ornament formed of leaves and formal flowers on a ground of dots. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, much blurred.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell in 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.642-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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