Cream Jug
ca. 1840 (made)
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Cream jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Pear-shaped body with double sides, and the outer is pierced with a honeycomb pattern, interrupted by two panels painted with a bird on a tree. Wide neck with a wavy edge and formal gilt border. Handle in the form of a bamboo stem.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, pierced and gilded |
Brief description | Cream jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, ca. 1840. |
Physical description | Cream jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Pear-shaped body with double sides, and the outer is pierced with a honeycomb pattern, interrupted by two panels painted with a bird on a tree. Wide neck with a wavy edge and formal gilt border. Handle in the form of a bamboo stem. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Chamberlain Worcester' (Written in red) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. |
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Accession number | C.535-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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