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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. Octagonal with a bulbous body, projecting lip and handle in the form of a dragon. Printed with a group of flowering plants and balustrade in the Chinese style, repeated on either side of the body. With a border of diaper interrupted by panels enclosing flowers round the top.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed in blue
Brief description
Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue, G.M. & C.J. Mason, Fenton, 1825-1851
Physical description
Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in blue. Octagonal with a bulbous body, projecting lip and handle in the form of a dragon. Printed with a group of flowering plants and balustrade in the Chinese style, repeated on either side of the body. With a border of diaper interrupted by panels enclosing flowers round the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 13cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' [arranged in a circle] (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by T. H. Mottram, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.319-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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