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

Milk Jug

ca. 1755-1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Baluster-shaped body with a scene showing a child wrestling with a dog in a landscape. Jutting lip.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Capodimonte porcelain factory, Capo di Monte, ca. 1755-1759
Physical description
Milk jug of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Baluster-shaped body with a scene showing a child wrestling with a dog in a landscape. Jutting lip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lis (In blue)
Credit line
Given by Mr C.B.O. Clarke, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.391-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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