Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Cream Jug

1745-1748 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Pear-shaped with a spreading mouth and wavy edge, small scroll handle and low foot of wavy outline. Moulded in relief into three nearly cylindrical panels. Painted with butterflies, flowers and birds in whitish pink, whitish blue, red, green and yellow. The handle is painted with leaves in red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Pear-shaped cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded, Limehouse Porcelain Factory, Limehouse, 1745-1748.
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Pear-shaped with a spreading mouth and wavy edge, small scroll handle and low foot of wavy outline. Moulded in relief into three nearly cylindrical panels. Painted with butterflies, flowers and birds in whitish pink, whitish blue, red, green and yellow. The handle is painted with leaves in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1055-1924

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMay 27, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest