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Pot a lait a trois pieds

Jug
19th century (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug with three feet of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On a vert pomme ground is a panel edged with floral gilt scrollwork and contains a landscape with a stream and fisherman.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePot a lait a trois pieds (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, decorated in 19th century.
Physical description
Cream jug with three feet of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On a vert pomme ground is a panel edged with floral gilt scrollwork and contains a landscape with a stream and fisherman.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.7cm
  • Diameter: 5.5cm
  • Maximum width: 8.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Production
Considered perhaps 19th century by William King in 1925. Re-examined in 1960, when the apple green was considered too blue and the landscape unconvincing.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1426-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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