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

Jug

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of porcelain, painted with enamels, of oval section and reeded, with a scalloped rim and scrolled loop handle, and on either side is a landscape with ruins in a shaped panel, and on the front and inside on the bottom are floral sprays, and on either side of the handle is an insect.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Cream jug of porcelain, painted with enamels, of oval section and reeded, and with a scalloped rim and scrolled loop handle, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Cream jug of porcelain, painted with enamels, of oval section and reeded, with a scalloped rim and scrolled loop handle, and on either side is a landscape with ruins in a shaped panel, and on the front and inside on the bottom are floral sprays, and on either side of the handle is an insect.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 9.2cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Carter, London, for £3 10 shillings in December 1873
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 191 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:380-1885

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Record createdDecember 18, 2008
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