111/1996-2

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Cream jug made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880.

Object name

cream jug
jug

Object number

111/1996-2

Production date

c.1880 (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

hard paste porcelain
glaze
gilding
paint

Technique

transfer printed
painted
glazed
gilded

Physical description

Cream jug in Aesthetic style, part of porcelain tea service, decorated with transfer printed design in pink on a turquoise background of birds perching on a fruiting/flowering branch. The design painted in over glaze colours pink, brown, yellow, green, orange and red. With gilding. Jug has wavy edge around rim.

Dimensions

Diameter: 5.5cm
Height: 12.5cm

Website keywords

Eating, drinking and smoking
serving drink
tea, coffee and chocolate drinking