Cream Jug
ca. 1767-ca. 1768 (made)
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Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in bright blue enamel, turquoise-green, red, yellow and black with lotus-petal panels, outlined in gilding and each containing an insect or a spray of flowers. Inside the lip border of arches and dots in red.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Cream jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1767-1768 |
Physical description | Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain, painted in bright blue enamel, turquoise-green, red, yellow and black with lotus-petal panels, outlined in gilding and each containing an insect or a spray of flowers. Inside the lip border of arches and dots in red. |
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Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
Production | Date given by John Howell 1981 |
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Bibliographic reference | Howell, J., "Some notes of the introduction of polychrome decoration at Lowestoft" in ECC Trans. Vol. 9, pt. 3, 1975 |
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Accession number | C.275-1924 |
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Record created | April 23, 2009 |
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