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1931

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2015

2024

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Covered Milk Jug Jug

This is a Jug. It was manufactured by Royal Worcester. It is dated mid- 18th–late 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 13 × 10.5 × 8 cm (5 1/8 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: jug): 11 × 10.5 × 8 cm (4 5/16 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 3 × 5.5 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] a crescent, painted in underglaze blue (manufactory mark)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Covered Milk Jug Jug; Manufactured by Royal Worcester (England, GB, United Kingdom); soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 13 × 10.5 × 8 cm (5 1/8 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: jug): 11 × 10.5 × 8 cm (4 5/16 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 3 × 5.5 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-40-47-a,b

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