Milk Jug
ca. 1780-1790 (made)
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Milk jug of lead-glazed earthenware. Bulbous body, wavy edge, rim pinched up to form a spout; loop handle in the form of two intertwined twigs, with applied flowers and foliage at the points of attachment. Painted in underglaze blue with a house in a Chinoiserie landscape.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Milk jug, lead-glazed earthenware painted in underglaze blue, probably made in Yorkshire, ca. 1780-1790 |
| Physical description | Milk jug of lead-glazed earthenware. Bulbous body, wavy edge, rim pinched up to form a spout; loop handle in the form of two intertwined twigs, with applied flowers and foliage at the points of attachment. Painted in underglaze blue with a house in a Chinoiserie landscape. |
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| Gallery label | Milk jug
Probably made in Yorkshire, about 1780-90
Lead-glazed earthenware
3987-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Accession number | 3987-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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