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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

1886 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of lead-glazed earthenware painted in colours on a white slip under a clear glaze. Oviform body. Round the upper part, between manganese-brown lines, is a wreath of flowers in red, blue and green. Funnel-shaped neck with a similar wreath. Handle with flowers. Blue-edged rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware painted in colours on a white slip under a clear glaze
Brief description
Jug of red earthenware with decoration painted in colours on a white slip under a clear glaze. Hungarian, Debrecen, dated 1886.
Physical description
Jug of lead-glazed earthenware painted in colours on a white slip under a clear glaze. Oviform body. Round the upper part, between manganese-brown lines, is a wreath of flowers in red, blue and green. Funnel-shaped neck with a similar wreath. Handle with flowers. Blue-edged rim.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'T B Debreczen 1886' (Incised)
Gallery label
Jug Made at Debreczen, Hungary, Hungary dated 1886 Lead-glazed earthenware C.146-1928 Given by Louis C.G. Clarke, Esq.(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Louis C.G. Clarke, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.146-1928

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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