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Covered Milk Jug with Flowers Milk Jug
This is a milk jug. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory and Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1774–1814 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15.2 × 12.8 × 8.4 cm (6 in. × 5 1/16 in. × 3 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 13.1 × 12.8 × 8.4 cm (5 3/16 × 5 1/16 × 3 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.4 × 5.3 cm (15/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Underside of jug: [1] double crossed swords with six-pointed star between handles, painted in underglaze blue (Meissen Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] line, painted in underglaze blue (rim) [3] "61", impressed underglaze
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Covered Milk Jug with Flowers Milk Jug; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory (Germany), Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15.2 × 12.8 × 8.4 cm (6 in. × 5 1/16 in. × 3 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 13.1 × 12.8 × 8.4 cm (5 3/16 × 5 1/16 × 3 5/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 2.4 × 5.3 cm (15/16 × 2 1/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-521-a,b