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Milk jug with floral scrolls and ornamental borders
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Milk jug of porcelain, painted on the glaze in gold. The jug has a cylindrical body, rounded towards the spreading foot and a wide flaring spout on one side. The C-shaped handle originates from the low side of the rim. The body is divided by golden lines into three broad bands, with in the middle one a scroll of stars, half-moons with dots and triangles. Below the rim a floral vine. The handle is modeled at the rim and decorated with stylized flowers. Empire.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMelkkan with floral scrolls and ornamental borders. c. 1800 - c. 1824. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.