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

Jug

ca. 1757-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of porcelain painted with enamels. Barrel-shaped with a wide mouth, scrolled handle picked out in crimson and moulded in relief with foliate scrollwork forming panels painted with exotic birds. At the foot are shell moulding picked out in crimson and painted with scattered sprigs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Jug of porcelain painted with enamels, Longton Hall porcelain factory, Longton, ca. 1757-60
Physical description
Jug of porcelain painted with enamels. Barrel-shaped with a wide mouth, scrolled handle picked out in crimson and moulded in relief with foliate scrollwork forming panels painted with exotic birds. At the foot are shell moulding picked out in crimson and painted with scattered sprigs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Diameter: 15.6cm
Conversion from the Register
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.258-1940

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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