Jug thumbnail 1
Not currently on display at the V&A

Jug

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

Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded. Pear-shaped body with a plain spout and loop handle. Chinese terrace-scene with a vase of flowers, incense-burner, plum-tree, rocks and two bats. Round the neck is a band of diaper in Chinese style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1785
Physical description
Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded. Pear-shaped body with a plain spout and loop handle. Chinese terrace-scene with a vase of flowers, incense-burner, plum-tree, rocks and two bats. Round the neck is a band of diaper in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A disguised number (Painted in underglaze blue)
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. II.B.26, where dated ca. 1785
Collection
Accession number
C.120-1921

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest