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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

1771-1784 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Loop handle formed of rococo scrolls. The sides are painted with two shipping scenes with figures and trees. Handle and rim decorated with gilding, and the remaining surface with small sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Milk jug of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Oude Loosdrecht porcelain factory, Oud Loosdrecht, 1771-1784.
Physical description
Milk jug of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Loop handle formed of rococo scrolls. The sides are painted with two shipping scenes with figures and trees. Handle and rim decorated with gilding, and the remaining surface with small sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'M:o:L' [over a star ] (in underglaze blue)
  • '17' (Incised)
  • A star (Incised)
  • 'D' (Incised)
Object history
Exmouth Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
274-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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