Jug
ca. 1785 (made)
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Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded. Pear-shaped body with a plain spout and loop handle. Chinese terrace-scene with a vase of flowers, incense-burner, plum-tree, rocks and two bats. Round the neck is a band of diaper in Chinese style.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded |
Brief description | Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1785 |
Physical description | Milk-jug of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and gilded. Pear-shaped body with a plain spout and loop handle. Chinese terrace-scene with a vase of flowers, incense-burner, plum-tree, rocks and two bats. Round the neck is a band of diaper in Chinese style. |
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Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
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Bibliographic reference | For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. II.B.26, where dated ca. 1785 |
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Accession number | C.120-1921 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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