Cream Jug
ca. 1780 (made)
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Cream jug, of hard-paste porcelain painted in black and green enamels; moulded in relief, and with a loop handle of scrolled form; the body is spirally fluted, with a wavy edge and projecting lip; the flutes are moulded at their lower end with frond-like foliage; festoons of flowers in gray outline washed over with green enamel are painted round the outside
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Cream jug, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels; moulded in relief, with a loop handle of scrolled form; the body is spirally fluted, with a wavy edge and projecting lip; made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1780 |
| Physical description | Cream jug, of hard-paste porcelain painted in black and green enamels; moulded in relief, and with a loop handle of scrolled form; the body is spirally fluted, with a wavy edge and projecting lip; the flutes are moulded at their lower end with frond-like foliage; festoons of flowers in gray outline washed over with green enamel are painted round the outside |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cross and '6' (In overglaze blue enamel) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Ballam [?], London, for 10 shillings in February 1871 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 766 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:765-1885 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2009 |
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