Jug
ca. 1775 (made)
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Jug of hard-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and pear-shaped with a projecting lip and loop handle, and on one side is a Chinese lady attended by two children, one of whom holds a parasol over her head, and on the other side are two youths in European dress of the period, playing at battledore and shuttlecock, with rococo scrollwork below.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Jug of hard-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and pear-shaped with a projecting lip and loop handle, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775. |
| Physical description | Jug of hard-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in black enamel, and pear-shaped with a projecting lip and loop handle, and on one side is a Chinese lady attended by two children, one of whom holds a parasol over her head, and on the other side are two youths in European dress of the period, playing at battledore and shuttlecock, with rococo scrollwork below. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Kidson, Liverpool, for £1 7 shillings 6 pence in May 1879. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Watney, B. Notes on Bow Transfer Printing. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 1972, vol. 8, part 2. |
| Other number | Sch. I 779 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:122-1885 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2009 |
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