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Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain jug, decorated underglaze in blue and onglaze with flower decoration in polychrome enamels and gilding.
Soft-paste porcelain jug, decorated underglaze in blue and onglaze red, blue and green enamels and gilding. Pear-shaped with sparrow beak spout and rounded loop handle, standing on a footrim. Decorated with a Japan pattern: four vertical panels of chrysanthemums, and other flowering plants, are divided by four gilt-edged underglaze blue panels with reserved circular floral medallions in gilt frames with gilt foliage above and below; lower border of floral meander reserved in a blue band; gilt band round rim; red dots and flowers down back of handle.
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA
Height: 11.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA
18th Century, Mid#
George III
Circa
1765
-
1770
Decoration composed of enamel ( red, blue and green) cobalt-blue gold
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
steatitic
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.79-1918
Primary reference Number: 32885
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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