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

Cream Jug

ca. 1790-1797 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of hard-paste porcelain, lead-glazed and painted in enamels. From a part tea service. Urn-shaped and on a pedestal foot, with a flaring lip. The sides are painted with bunches of flowers, and there is a repeating pattern of a garland of roses interlaced with a dotted red line beneath the mouth and lip. The mouth is banded in red and the exterior lip is banded in black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels
Brief description
Cream jug, made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, about 1790-97, hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels
Physical description
Cream jug of hard-paste porcelain, lead-glazed and painted in enamels. From a part tea service. Urn-shaped and on a pedestal foot, with a flaring lip. The sides are painted with bunches of flowers, and there is a repeating pattern of a garland of roses interlaced with a dotted red line beneath the mouth and lip. The mouth is banded in red and the exterior lip is banded in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
Height converted from imperial
Marks and inscriptions
'N241' (Pattern number painted in blue enamel)
Gallery label
Cream jug made by New Hall porcelain factory, Staffordshire, England about 1790-97 Hard-paste porcelain with a lead glaze, painted in enamels C.72J-1928 Bequeathed by Miss Jane Thomas(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by the late Miss Jane Hinuas
Collection
Accession number
C.72J-1928

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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