Jug
ca. 1760-70 (made)
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Jug of soft-paste porcelain. The body is globular with cylindrical neck, rococo scroll handle and mask under the lip; it is moulded into leaf-shaped panels, and with borders of leaves round the neck. Transfer-printed round the body are bunches of flowers, and on the neck are vine-leaves and grapes; small floral sprays decorate the handle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, transfer-printed in blue |
| Brief description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in blue, Worcester porcelain factory, England, 1760-70 |
| Physical description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain. The body is globular with cylindrical neck, rococo scroll handle and mask under the lip; it is moulded into leaf-shaped panels, and with borders of leaves round the neck. Transfer-printed round the body are bunches of flowers, and on the neck are vine-leaves and grapes; small floral sprays decorate the handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A crescent, in blue |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Bibliographic reference | For these patterns, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. II.C.7, where dated 1760-70 |
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| Accession number | 3328-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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