Jug
ca. 1783-93 (made)
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Jug of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief, transfer-printed in blue, and painted in enamels (mask only) and gilded. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, lip moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. Round the body are three large groups of flowers, and on either side of the neck is a smaller group printed in blue. In the intervals are little sprigs in gold. Round the rim is a band of leaf ornament on a dotted ground in gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief, transfer-printed in blue, and painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief, transfer-printed in blue, and painted in enamels and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, probably enamelled and gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93 |
| Physical description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief, transfer-printed in blue, and painted in enamels (mask only) and gilded. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, lip moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. Round the body are three large groups of flowers, and on either side of the neck is a smaller group printed in blue. In the intervals are little sprigs in gold. Round the rim is a band of leaf ornament on a dotted ground in gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C' (In gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For the transfer-printed patterns see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C03, where dated to 1776-94 |
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| Accession number | C.51-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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