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Ceramic milk jug, E.J. Birch Black Basalt. With lid.
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Ceramic milk jug, E.J. Birch Black Basalt. With lid.

Edmund John Birch · c. 1790 - c. 1810 · earthenware

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

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Convex cylindrical milk jug in earthenware, Black Basalt. The jug has a C-shaped handle, a curved spout, and a lid with a knob in the form of a seated woman with her left arm resting on a vat. The lower half of the jug's belly is ribbed, and above it is a relief image of allegorical women and music-making children. The jug is marked.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
ewermilk jug
Credit lineMelkkan van aardewerk, E.J. Birch Black Basalt. Met deksel.. c. 1790 - c. 1810. Edmund John Birch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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