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Cream-Jug

1785-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream-jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, crimson, green, brown and black with Chinese figures; a woman seated on a bench under a tree, a man with a book and a boy. Red formal border.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Cream-jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, 1785-1790
Physical description
Cream-jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in red, crimson, green, brown and black with Chinese figures; a woman seated on a bench under a tree, a man with a book and a boy. Red formal border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. Pl. 64E, p. 150
Collection
Accession number
C.196-1924

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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