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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

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of bone china painted in colours. Urn-shaped body painted with a Chinese landscape and growing flowers. Handle rising above a contracted neck and flaring rim outlined in yellow. Jutting spout.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted in colours
Brief description
Milk jug of bone china painted in colours, Copeland & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1850
Physical description
Milk jug of bone china painted in colours. Urn-shaped body painted with a Chinese landscape and growing flowers. Handle rising above a contracted neck and flaring rim outlined in yellow. Jutting spout.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '6' (Impressed)
  • 'P' (Painted in red)
  • '488' (Painted in red)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.264-1918

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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