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

Milk Jug and Cover

1763-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Milk Jug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Kloster-Veilsdorf porcelain factory, Thuringia, 1763-1775.
Physical description
Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A shield with the arms of Saxe-Meiningen [between letters]'CV' (In blue)
  • '3' (Incised)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3392&A-1853

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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