Jug
middle of 18th century (made)
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Jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding, mounted with ormolu hinge. Reeded pear-shaped body, spreading foot, loop handle moulded with a garland of foliage, rim projecting in front to form a curved lip; the cover slightly domed, surmounted by a rosebud, and projecting in conformity with the lip. The edges are painted with a blue feather-border. On the body is the branch of a medlar-tree with birds perched or flying about it. Cover does not match body.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, mounted with ormolu hinge |
| Brief description | Jug and cover, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding, mounted with ormolu hinge, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, middle of 18th century |
| Physical description | Jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding, mounted with ormolu hinge. Reeded pear-shaped body, spreading foot, loop handle moulded with a garland of foliage, rim projecting in front to form a curved lip; the cover slightly domed, surmounted by a rosebud, and projecting in conformity with the lip. The edges are painted with a blue feather-border. On the body is the branch of a medlar-tree with birds perched or flying about it. Cover does not match body. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'd', 'D, V,' and '10 e' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | According to Charlotte Jacob-Hanson this jug and cover was decorated by Fidelle Duvivier c.1768 |
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| Bibliographic reference | See Charlotte Jacob-Hanson 'Duvivier's Birds on Mennecy Porcelain in the V&A Museum', The Northern Ceramic Society Newsletter, no. 205, December 2022, 27-30 |
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| Accession number | C.318-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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