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Jug (Pitcher or Dutch jug)
Worcester Porcelain Factory, Robert Hancock
1758-1760
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0700
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0700
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher or Dutch jug)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker); Robert Hancock (Possible engraver and printer)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1758-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Label with black print: "M 721 A very rare Worcester/ cauliflower pitcher with/ transfer decoration./ England Circa 1770"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
8.3 (H) x 7.1 (L) x 5.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21 (H) x 18 (L) x 14.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Chase, Juliet. 1998 Overglaze-Printed Worcester Porcelain at Winterthur. Ars Ceramica. 15
• Published: p. 51Book: Cook, Cyril. 1953 The Life and Work of Robert Hancock.
• Illustrations and information on prints: Items 69 and 97Book: Handley, Joseph M. & Spero, Simon. 1991 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels.
• Similar jug with two of the same prints: pp. 70- 71; design source for milking scene: p. 73Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Underglaze blue and white printed version with different handle: p. 26, no. 8, called "Dutch Jug" in 1700s. See Notes for this record.Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Enamelled Dutch Jugs: pp. 58-9, no. 31, lipless jug with european scene with ruins and flowers, c. 1757; pp. 60-1, no. 32, lipped jug with yellow ground and puce chinoiserie reserves, c. 1760.Book: Manchip, David. An Encyclopaedia of British Ceramic Painters, Gilders and Modellers.
• Brief biography of Robert Hancock (c. 1729-1816): pp. 164-5, discussing work at Battersea Enamel Factory, Worcester works, Bristol, and Caughley.Book: Sword, Rosalind. 2017 The Marshall Collection of Worcester Porcelain in the Ashmolean Museum. 1.
• Similar model Worcester jug woth polychrome painted enamel European scenes: p. 163-64, no. 248, with ruins c. 1758; no. 249, with birds, 1757-8