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

Jug

1825-1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over in colours. Octagonal with a bulbous body, projecting lip and handle in the form of a dragon. Printed with a group of Oriental flowering plants on either side of the body. With floral borders inside and outside and painted over in red and brown. The handle is coloured green and red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over in colours
Brief description
Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over in colours, G.M. & C.J. Mason, Fenton, 1825-1851
Physical description
Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue and painted over in colours. Octagonal with a bulbous body, projecting lip and handle in the form of a dragon. Printed with a group of Oriental flowering plants on either side of the body. With floral borders inside and outside and painted over in red and brown. The handle is coloured green and red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.2cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MASON'S' above a crown and a curtain inscribed 'PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' (Printed in blue)
  • 'PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' [arranged in a circle] (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by T. H. Mottram, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.320-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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