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Jug, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a foot rim, pear-shaped body, folded spout, scroll handle, surface moulded with flutes (reed pattern); decorated in polychrome enamels, on each side with a sprig of pansies, two flowerhead (one orange, one yellow) underneath spout, two flowerheads (one blue, one yellow) underneath handle, one blue flowerhead near neck, seven scattered shadowed insects (ladybird, fly, caterpillar etc), gilt decoration to handle, elaborate gilt decoration to spout, gilt border to foot rim and around neck.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33521
Creation/Production
Meissen
Date: 1760-1774
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 16.1
l(cm) handle to spout:14.5
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 10.4
Height
(in): 6
l(in) handle to spout:5 6/8
l(in)
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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