Jug
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1755
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
196 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Sèvres
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446266
Summary
Vincennes gros bleu jug with entwined handle, exceptionally well painted with, on one side, a small boy with birdcage; on the other side is a small girl with a white poodle on a lead. The panels framed with gilt rococo sprays of flowers and trellis-work. Maker's mark - interlaced L's drawn thickly in underglaze blue, date letter for 1755, painter's mark for Vieillard.
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - interlaced L's drawn thickly in underglaze blue, date letter for 1755, painter's mark for Vieillard.
Makers and roles
Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer André-Vincent Viellard (1717 - 1790), artist