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

Cream Jug

ca. 1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cream jug of porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in purple lustre, red and turquoise-blue and decorated with gilding. Ovoid body moulded with trellis-pattern, short neck, spreading mouth with projecting lip, loop handle in the form of a cord lustred; scalloped foot with circular perforations. Round the shoulder is a row of gilt acanthus leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cream jug, porcelain moulded in relief, painted in enamel colours and gilt, Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland, ca. 1868
Physical description
Cream jug of porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in purple lustre, red and turquoise-blue and decorated with gilding. Ovoid body moulded with trellis-pattern, short neck, spreading mouth with projecting lip, loop handle in the form of a cord lustred; scalloped foot with circular perforations. Round the shoulder is a row of gilt acanthus leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
A dog beside a round tower, with a harp, shamrock and a band inscribed 'BELLEEK' (Printed factory mark in blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
3881-1901 to 3892-1901 purchased April 1868 by the Museum of Practical Geology
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993
Collection
Accession number
3892-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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