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Jug and Cover

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cozzi Pottery Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Jug and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Hard Paste Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Moulded
Brief description
Jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain, Cozzi pottery factory, Venice, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Jug and cover of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • An anchor (In red)
  • 'V V Li Macharoni' (Inscribed on the flag)
Gallery label
(ca. 1995)
Jug and Cover
Porcelain
Mark: an anchor, in red
With an inscription on the flag: 'V V Li Macharoni'
ITALY (VENICE, COZZI); about 1775
C.83 & A-1928
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)
Subjects depicted
Woman
Flag
Leaves
Fruit
Melon
Buildings
Trees
Bibliographic references
  • Jansen, Reinhard (ed.), Commedia dell'arte : Fest der Komödianten : Keramische Kostbarkeiten den Museen der Welt, Stuttgart, 2001 p.266
  • Arthur Lane. Italian Porcelain. London, Faber, 1955, plate 17A
  • Canaletto & Venezia (Milan: Museum Musei, 2019). p.317
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.83&A-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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