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

Cream Jug

ca. 1776-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief. Wavy fluting. On one side is a Chinese lady and a boy seated on a terrace among vases. On the other side are vases with a pagoda.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief
Brief description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1776-90
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief. Wavy fluting. On one side is a Chinese lady and a boy seated on a terrace among vases. On the other side are vases with a pagoda.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Length: 11.1cm
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B07, where dated 1776-90
Collection
Accession number
C.179-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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