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Milk jug: C.88-1933

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain milk or cream jug,painted underglaze in blue.

Soft-paste porcelain milk or cream jug, press-moulded and painted underglaze in blue. Ovoid with shaped rim and upward-tilting lip, standing on an oval footring; scroll handle. The body is moulded all over the Chrysanthemum pattern. The base is decorated with chrysanthemum petals and the rim with a narrow border of sprigs and scrolls.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.2 cm
Width: 8.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa 1760 - 1770

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt-blue

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
steatitic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.88-1933
Primary reference Number: 34169
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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