Milk jug
Worcester Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1753 - 1754
Materials
soft paste porcelain
Measurements
83 x 40 mm; 45 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Worcester
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Saltram, Devon
NT 870971
Summary
Milk jug, soft paste porcelain, press moulded baluster body with vertical fluting and uneven rim, double scroll handle and flaring lip, Worcester Porcelain Factory, 1753-54; decorated in polychrome enamels with flowering plants in red, blue, yellow and green trailing around the body.
Full description
This is a rare example of Worcester milk jug decorated with a pattern sometimes called 'Flowering Grasses.' The handle is most often found on coffee cans made at the factory. The pattern of flowing grasses and flowers is inspired by Chinese porcelain and the shape is copying examples made in silver. This same decoration is found on a small number of vases made at Worcester, as well as a coffee pot and sauce boat.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1957 and given to NT by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley as part of the Endowment
Makers and roles
Worcester Porcelain Factory, manufacturer