Museum number
C403A.1
C403A.2
Object
Covered jug, Vincennes Porcelain Factory, soft-paste porcelain, 1754
Description
Jug with Cover (C403.A.2 1754Balster shape with intertwined handle.White floral decoration, blue celeste round shoulder and edge of cover with blue gilt rose leaf decoration pf wavy outline. Floral knob to domed cover.Painted by Denis Leve (1754-1805) arabesque and flower painter.
Materials
Porcelain
Inscription
Sevres cipher in blue enclosing B and L.
On display?
Yes

Further description

Simple name
Jug
Lid
Dimensions
regular: 13.335cm (w)
Covered jug Vincennes Porcelain Factory Soft-paste porcelain, 1754 C403A Plants and flowers were a major source of inspiration for the designers of eighteenth-century porcelain. They were painted in underglaze blue, brightly coloured overglaze enamels or gleaming gold. In naturalistic rococo pieces moulded flowers and leaves form decorative finials, handles and even entire objects.

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