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Pear-shaped milk jug with a coat of arms and flower scrolls
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Pear-shaped milk jug with a coat of arms and flower scrolls

anonymous · c. 1725 - c. 1749 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Pear-shaped milk jug of porcelain with C-shaped handle and triangular spout, painted on the glaze in blue, red, black and gold. On the body twice a family coat of arms in a medallion. The upper part of the coat of arms with three flowers on a blue background and the lower part with a flower and seven loose petals on a gold ground. The crest consists of floral vines and the helm ornament is a swan with a flower as head. Between the coats of arms floral vines; on the rim a spearhead border and a band with floral vines. Lid missing. Coat of arms porcelain in enamel colors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
ewermilk jug
Credit linePear-shaped milk jug with a coat of arms and flower scrolls. c. 1725 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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