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

Jug

ca. 1753-56 (made)
Place of origin

Jug of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with wide, slightly spreading mouth and scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie garden scene with rocks, peonies and other flowering plants and palisade.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, England, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1753-56
Physical description
Jug of soft-paste porcelain, pear-shaped, with wide, slightly spreading mouth and scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie garden scene with rocks, peonies and other flowering plants and palisade.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For a version of this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.D.12, where dated 1753-56
Collection
Accession number
C.644-1924

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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