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

Milk Jug and Cover

ca. 1755-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mennecy Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Mennecy (made)

Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Ceramics
Porcelain
SCRAN
Object type
Milk jug and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug Body
  • Jug Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Soft Paste Porcelain
Painted
Brief description
Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, Mennecy, ca. 1755-1765.
Physical description
Milk jug and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D.V.' (Incised, for the Duc de Villeroy, the patron of the factory)
  • 'A' (Incised)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Roses
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.1325&A-1919

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O99746/milk-jug-and-mennecy-porcelain-factory/
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