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Milk jug
Milk jug, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain; standing on a foot rim, bulbous shape with a ridge at the shoulder; curved beak spout with a scalloped edge moulding; square shouldered loop handle with a thumb spur and lower outer spur, extending above lip; painted with a variation of set pattern 223, underglaze blue flowers with gilt decoration, and red and pink flowers, green foliage, all around the body; underglaze blue and gilt shaped border to lip, with plain gilt bands to foot rim, shoulder ridge, lip and outline of spout moulding; gilt foliate sprigs on the handle.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31274
Creation/Production
Swansea China Works
Date: 1816-1826
Acquisition
Gift, 1904
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.3
l(cm) handle to spout:15.3
l(cm)
Width
(cm): 11
Height
(in): 5
l(in) handle to spout:6 1/16
l(in)
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
underglaze blue
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
soft-paste porcelain
enamel
gilding
Location
In store
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