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

Jug

ca. 1775-79 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in blue. Bulbous body with a slightly spreading foot. Lip moulded with a bearded mask, and loop handle. In the front is a rose, lily and other flowers grouped together. Base unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and transfer-printed in blue
Brief description
Jug of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and transfer-printed in blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1775-79
Physical description
Jug of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in blue. Bulbous body with a slightly spreading foot. Lip moulded with a bearded mask, and loop handle. In the front is a rose, lily and other flowers grouped together. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'S' (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C48, where dated 1775-79
Collection
Accession number
C.60-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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