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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug and Cover

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with blue enamel and mounted with pewter. Globular body with loop handle. Moulded spout.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with blue enamel, moulded and mounted with pewter
Brief description
Jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with blue enamel and mounted with pewter, Rouen pottery factory, Rouen, 19th century.
Physical description
Jug and cover of earthenware transfer-printed with blue enamel and mounted with pewter. Globular body with loop handle. Moulded spout.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.6cm
  • Depth: 16.5cm
  • Width: 12.6cm
  • Weight: 0.700cm
Marks and inscriptions
'D' (Painted in blue on the bottom)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
Christophe Pèrles considered this piece to be 19th century (November 2009).
Acquire as French (Paris), relabelled Rouen.
[Note from the register] “There seems to be no evidence for attributing this to a factory in Paris, where the production of various factories remain very obscure. A manufacturer named Digue was working rue de la Roquette from c. 1709 (see Répertoire de la faïence française, 1935, p. 191)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.611-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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