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

Milk Jug and Cover

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours, in imitation of Kakiemon porcelain. The cover is attached to the jug by a silver chain. The whole surface lobed. Bulbous body, wide mouth, projecting lip, loop handle, slightly domed cover. Painted with a squirrel eating grapes and a wattle fence.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug Body
  • Jug Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Milk jug and cover, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Chantilly porcelain factory, France (Oise), middle of 18th century
Physical description
Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours, in imitation of Kakiemon porcelain. The cover is attached to the jug by a silver chain. The whole surface lobed. Bulbous body, wide mouth, projecting lip, loop handle, slightly domed cover. Painted with a squirrel eating grapes and a wattle fence.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 6.0cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A hunting horn, in red
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.414&A-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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