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Ewer
Mountford, Jesse - Enlarge image
Ewer
- Place of origin:
Derby, England (manufactured)
- Date:
1825-1848 (manufactured)
- Artist/Maker:
Mountford, Jesse (possibly, painter)
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
3025-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Britain & Europe, room 139, case 14, shelf 3
Physical description
Ewer of porcelain. Oviform with scrolled loop handle springing from a satyr's head. Round the neck is a serrated white ring. On the body is a view of Chatsworth Bridge in an oval medallion on a turquoise-blue ground.
Place of Origin
Derby, England (manufactured)
Date
1825-1848 (manufactured)
Artist/maker
Mountford, Jesse (possibly, painter)
Derby Porcelain factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm, Diameter: 9.5 cm
Descriptive line
Ewer of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, possibly painted by Jesse Mountford, Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), 1825-1848
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Gilt
Subjects depicted
Bridges (built works); Satyr; Chatsworth
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
CER
