Jug
ca. 1790 (made)
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Jug of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted with enamels and gilded. Depicting Sherbourne Castle, Oxfordshire, in a gold-bordered medallion. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, spout moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. On either side is a spray of flowers and round the neck is a leaf-border in blue and gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, painted by John Muchall at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, made at Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1790. |
| Physical description | Jug of soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted with enamels and gilded. Depicting Sherbourne Castle, Oxfordshire, in a gold-bordered medallion. Egg-shaped body moulded with a cabbage-leaf pattern. Cylindrical neck, spout moulded with a bearded mask, and scroll handle. On either side is a spray of flowers and round the neck is a leaf-border in blue and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sherborne Castle, Oxfordshire' (In black) |
| Credit line | Given by Alfred Darby, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Caughley in Colour, exhibition catalogue, 2005, cat., 37, where the enamelling is attributed to John Muchall |
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| Accession number | C.49-1921 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2004 |
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