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Factory: Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain cream jug, painted underglaze in blue with Chinese landscapes.
Soft-paste porcelain cream jug, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue. The pear-shaped jug has a sparrow beak spout, wishbone handle with kick terminal, and stands on a wedge-shaped footring. The sides are moulded with beaded medallions entwined with daisy flowers, separated by vertical strips of trellis diaper. Each medallion encloses a painted Chinese river landscape, with a band of cell diaper round the rim.
History note: Merton Thoms Collection, sold Christie's, 11th February 1910, part of lot 182, 30 gns.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.0 cm
Width: 7.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1765
CE
-
1768
CE
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.3113-1928
Primary reference Number: 38311
Old object number: 3150, vol. 10
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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