Cream Jug
1770-1777 (made)
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Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain. Pear-shaped body; expanding mouth and lip, loop handle, fluted spirally with moulded fronds rising from the base. Below a wavy rim is a scalloped blue border painted with a vine-wreath in gold. On the body scattered flowers in natural colours.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cream jug, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, William Duesbury & Co., English (Derby), 1770-1777 |
| Physical description | Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain. Pear-shaped body; expanding mouth and lip, loop handle, fluted spirally with moulded fronds rising from the base. Below a wavy rim is a scalloped blue border painted with a vine-wreath in gold. On the body scattered flowers in natural colours. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D' intersected by an anchor, in gold |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood |
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| Accession number | C.269-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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