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Jug

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Of bulbous body with a narrow neck and curved lip. Moulded in relief with a rose, thistle, sprays of foliage and grass, and painted against a yellow background. Handle in the form of a branching stem with rosebuds springing from a rose applied in full relief on the body. Gilt scrollwork round the foot.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, possibly Rockingham Ceramic Factory, Swinton, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Jug of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Of bulbous body with a narrow neck and curved lip. Moulded in relief with a rose, thistle, sprays of foliage and grass, and painted against a yellow background. Handle in the form of a branching stem with rosebuds springing from a rose applied in full relief on the body. Gilt scrollwork round the foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.780-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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