Jug
ca. 1768-75 (made)
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Jug of enamelled soft-paste porcelain. Pear shaped ribbed body with angular shoulder and scroll handle, at the top a narrow border of moulded leaves. Applied moulded mask of a man in a tricorne hat. Painted in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, enamelled and moulded |
| Brief description | Jug of enamelled soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1768-1775 |
| Physical description | Jug of enamelled soft-paste porcelain. Pear shaped ribbed body with angular shoulder and scroll handle, at the top a narrow border of moulded leaves. Applied moulded mask of a man in a tricorne hat. Painted in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Object history | The mask has previously been identified as Lord Rodney. However, it does not have his features, and the jug predates 1782, the date of the Rodney jugs, by many years. |
| Production | Probably decorated outside the factory by an independent enameller (see References) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Stephen Mitchell, The Marks on Chelsea-Derby and Early Crossed-Batons Useful Wares, First Supplement, 2009, pl. 123 ii |
| Other number | 6202 - Hurst Collection No. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.294-1940 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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