Masked jug, yellow ground with scattered bouquets
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
OriginWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Datec.1765
MediumSoapstone procelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 x 10 x 8 in. (29.2 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Worcester yellow-ground jug of cabbage leaf type. The lobed cylindrical neck is moulded with the mask of a bearded red-haired man below the spout and decorated with insects and sprigs of garden flowers below a stiff leaf border. The globular body is moulded with overlapping cabbage leaves and is painted on either side with a flamboyant bouquet of flowers in enamel colours on a pale yellow ground. The scroll handle painted with rocaillerie and sprigs of flowers in puce.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1161
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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c.1765-1775
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