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

Jug

ca. 1785-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of soft-paste porcelain, the body spirally fluted and painted with flowers, a pink band and gilt ornament round the mouth, the initials 'E. B.', gilt, in the middle of the body; said to be the first jug made from a mould at the Derby works, and to have been produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Baggeley, whose initials it bears.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Jug, soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, painted by William Billingsley, Derby, 1785-1795
Physical description
Jug of soft-paste porcelain, the body spirally fluted and painted with flowers, a pink band and gilt ornament round the mouth, the initials 'E. B.', gilt, in the middle of the body; said to be the first jug made from a mould at the Derby works, and to have been produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Baggeley, whose initials it bears.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'E. B.' (Gilt, in the middle of the body)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1-1873

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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