Jug
ca. 1783-93 (made)
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Jug of porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded in relief. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, lip moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. In the front is a shield of arms (argent on a chevron between three martlets sable a griffin's head erased between two trefoils slipped or) with crest a boar's head couped and erect, between two branches and flanked by two sprays of flowers. Round the neck is a formal border with festoons and sprigs all in blue and gold.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded in relief |
Brief description | Jug of porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded in relief, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, probably decorated in Robert Chamberlain's studio, Worcester, ca. 1783-93 |
Physical description | Jug of porcelain painted with enamels, gilded and moulded in relief. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, lip moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. In the front is a shield of arms (argent on a chevron between three martlets sable a griffin's head erased between two trefoils slipped or) with crest a boar's head couped and erect, between two branches and flanked by two sprays of flowers. Round the neck is a formal border with festoons and sprigs all in blue and gold. |
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Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
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Accession number | C.45-1921 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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