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Covered Milk Jug
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Cream-colored earthenware was introduced by Wedgwood in the 1760s. He exported it to the continent, where it was quickly imitated. In France the ware was known as faience fine and the Pont-aux-Choux factory in Paris was the most famous manufacturer of such wares. Cream ware was harder and thus more durable than traditional faience.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCovered Milk Jug, c. 1770. Pont-aux-Choux Factory (French). Lead- glazed earthenware (faience fine); pewter; overall: 23.3 x 15.3 x 12.1 cm (9 3/16 x 6 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.378
