Bow
(England 1744–1776)
Small jug or sauce boat
- Location
- 18th c European porcelain
- Further information
The applied prunus-sprig decoration was adopted from Chinese examples by several European factories. On this example the cool grey glaze and firing problems which have resulted in staining suggest an early date.
- Year
- circa 1747-circa 1748
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- soft-paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 13.2 x 8.9 cm
- Credit
- On loan from Kenneth Reed
- Accession number
- L2012.78
