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

Pot a lait Hebert

Jug and Cover
1758-1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug Body
  • Jug Cover
TitlePot a lait Hebert (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, 1758-1759.
Physical description
Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 5.6cm
  • Maximum width: 7.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's with date letter 'F' (Maker's mark in blue enamel)
  • Cursive 'E' (Painter's mark in blue enamel for unknown)
  • 4 (Incised)
  • Crossed square (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1361&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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