Milk Jug and Cover
ca. 1745-1750 (made)
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Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Pear-shape, with moulded and partly gilt scrolled funnel spout and J-handle. Knob of flattened cover modelled as a pink. Painted in crimson-purple camaïeu with 'Watteau' figures in landscapes and scattered flowers (Deutsche Blumen).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in crimson-purple <i>camaïeu</i> and gilt |
| Brief description | Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain, painted in crimson-purple camaïeu and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1745-50 |
| Physical description | Milk jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Pear-shape, with moulded and partly gilt scrolled funnel spout and J-handle. Knob of flattened cover modelled as a pink. Painted in crimson-purple camaïeu with 'Watteau' figures in landscapes and scattered flowers (Deutsche Blumen). |
| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords (Factory mark, in underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.994&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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