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

Milk Jug

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Painted with radial stripes of blue alternating with lines of husk pattern and dots in gold. In the middle is a gilt flower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Milk jug of porcelain painted in blue and gilded, Thomas Flight's factory, Worcester, ca. 1790
Physical description
Milk jug of porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded. Painted with radial stripes of blue alternating with lines of husk pattern and dots in gold. In the middle is a gilt flower.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Edward Seawell, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.777-1917

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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