Cream Jug
ca. 1790 (made)
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Cream jug, ovoid body with projecting lip and loop handle; on the front is a cupid drawing, with a globe, painted en grisaille; round the shoulder is a border of conventional ornament in colours. The remaining surface is decorated with gilt floral sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cream-jug, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gilt; Imperial Vienna Porcelain factory, Vienna, Austria, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Cream jug, ovoid body with projecting lip and loop handle; on the front is a cupid drawing, with a globe, painted en grisaille; round the shoulder is a border of conventional ornament in colours. The remaining surface is decorated with gilt floral sprays. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A shield with the arms of Austria, in blue |
| Credit line | Given by Col. Waldo-Sibthorp |
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| Accession number | 338-1902 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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