Beer jug
Artist
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1754
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 × 15 × 12 cm (6 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
MarkingsIncised X on base
Descriptionof baluster shape, scroll handle with thumbrest, painted in colours with a bird on a flowering branch with chrysanthemum and rockwork
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.67
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
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ca.1754-1756
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