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

Milk-Jug

1768-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk-jug of hard-paste porcelain, painted with flowering trees, an insect and two quails in enamel colours and gilt, in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Milk-jug of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Plymouth porcelain factory, England, 1768-1770
Physical description
Milk-jug of hard-paste porcelain, painted with flowering trees, an insect and two quails in enamel colours and gilt, in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Style
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, J., Impey, O. and Mallet, J.V.G., Porcelain for Palaces : The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750, London : Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990
Collection
Accession number
3092-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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