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

Cream Jug

1775-82 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. On one side is a woman in 'Chinese' dress, and on the other are sprigs of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1775-1782
Physical description
Cream jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue. On one side is a woman in 'Chinese' dress, and on the other are sprigs of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'S' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B12, where dated to 1775-82
Collection
Accession number
C.129-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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