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

Milk Jug

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of porcelain transfer-printed in black and gilded. Ovoid body printed on the front with a classical figure of a youth sitting and playing a pipe beside a grove of trees. Wide neck with high curved lip, spreading base and high loop handle, and decorated with bands of gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in black and gilded
Brief description
Milk jug of porcelain transfer-printed in black and gilded, Ludwigsburg porcelain factory, Ludwigsburg, early 19th century.
Physical description
Milk jug of porcelain transfer-printed in black and gilded. Ovoid body printed on the front with a classical figure of a youth sitting and playing a pipe beside a grove of trees. Wide neck with high curved lip, spreading base and high loop handle, and decorated with bands of gilding.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.308-1912

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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