miniature jug & bowl
Worcester Porcelain Factory 1751
Summary
Public: Miniature jug and basin (not a matching pair), soft paste porcelain, decorated with Chinoiserie landscapes printed and painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Private: Pear shaped jug with sparrow beak lip and makeshift metal handle, replacing lost original. Painted in underglaze cobalt blue, grey/blue in tone, with Chinoiserie landscape and scalloped border round rim. Deep bowl, with straight sloping sides and wide everted rim. Transfer-printed in underglaze cobalt blue round sides with Chinoiserie 'fence' pattern of a fenced garden of flowers by a river. Painted cell border inside rim, simple printed flower in well. pattern : fence (basin only)
Object Name
miniature jug & bowl
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1765=1795
Dimensions
basin: 3.1cm x 9.4cm
jug: 4.9cm x 3.6cm
accession number
1922.349/2
Collection Group
craft and design
ceramics
miniature and doll house furniture
Place of creation
Worcester
Medium
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Mary Greg
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