Jug
ca. 1760-65 (made)
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Jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with an ovoid body, projecting lip moulded in the form of a bearded mask, and loop handle, and painted on one side with two birds perched on a bush with fruit in the foreground, and ears of barley and flowers on the other side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded |
| Brief description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with an ovoid body, projecting lip moulded in the form of a bearded mask, and loop handle, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760-65 |
| Physical description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with an ovoid body, projecting lip moulded in the form of a bearded mask, and loop handle, and painted on one side with two birds perched on a bush with fruit in the foreground, and ears of barley and flowers on the other side. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Sanders, Hammesmith, for £4 in March 1873. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Production | See note on Sch. I 317. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 328 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:367-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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