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

Milk Jug

ca. 1775-1791 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain milk jug with straight sides and single loop handle; gilt border of foliage and bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain with gilt decoration
Brief description
Porcelain milk jug with straight sides and single loop handle, by Clignacourt porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1775-1791.
Physical description
Porcelain milk jug with straight sides and single loop handle; gilt border of foliage and bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'M' surmounted by a crown and 'LSX' in monogram (stencilled in red)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
paper label: 'Clignacourt 2nd period 1775-1791, under the patronage Comte de Provence (after Louis XVIII [?]'
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.25-1913

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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