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Milk Jug with chinoiseries after Jean-Baptiste Pillement (1728–1808)

Manufacturer (German, 1755 - 1799)
Artist (French, 1728 - 1808)
CultureGerman
OriginFrankenthal, Palatinate, Germany
Datec.1772
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; silver-gilt mounts
DimensionsOverall: 18 x 11 cm (7 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsCentral mark erased. 72 in underglaze blue. Incised H2
DescriptionFrankenthal Chinoiserie milk jug and cover with ear-shaped handle. The slender pear-shaped body is painted below the beak spout with a vivacious chinoiserie musical party. One figure is playing a stringed instrument, the second a wind instrument and the third holding a vocal score which is overlooked by an exotic bird on a perch below an orange coconut tree. The ground has scattered insects, and is has a domed lid with a smoking Chinese man and an almost neo-classical border in gilding.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.695
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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