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

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

Manufacturer Frankenthal Porcelain Factory (German, 1755 - 1799)

ArtistDone after Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728 - 1808)

CultureGerman

OriginFrankenthal, Palatinate, Germany

Dateca.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

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Status

On view