Jug
1765-75 (made)
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Cream or milk jug ('Chelsea ewer') of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, expanding slightly towards the top; scroll handle; wide spiral fluting and wavy edge; moulded in relief at the base, with acanthus leaves painted in blue. On one side is painted a panel of star and trellis diaper surrounded by foliate scrolls; on the other, leafy sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Jug, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), 1765-75 |
| Physical description | Cream or milk jug ('Chelsea ewer') of soft-paste porcelain, cylindrical, expanding slightly towards the top; scroll handle; wide spiral fluting and wavy edge; moulded in relief at the base, with acanthus leaves painted in blue. On one side is painted a panel of star and trellis diaper surrounded by foliate scrolls; on the other, leafy sprays. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 6.76, where dated ca. 1765-75 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.810-1924 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2009 |
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