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

Cream Jug

ca. 1752-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval section, expanding towards the top, fluted and with a scalloped edge. Scroll handle. Painted with a lion and dragon and flowers in red, blue, turquoise and gold in the Kakiemon style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1752-1755.
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Oval section, expanding towards the top, fluted and with a scalloped edge. Scroll handle. Painted with a lion and dragon and flowers in red, blue, turquoise and gold in the Kakiemon style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Maximum width: 9.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.681-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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