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Title

Milk jug (pot a lait a trois pieds)

circa 1765-1770

Artist

Sèvres

France

1756 –

Alternate image of Milk jug (pot a lait a trois pieds) by Sèvres

  • Details

    Date
    circa 1765-1770
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    soft-paste porcelain
    Dimensions
    9.5 x 10.6 x 7.3 cm
    Credit
    On loan from Kenneth Reed
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    L2012.170
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Sèvres

    Works in the collection

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  • About

    This form of milk jug derives from silver prototypes. It was introduced at Sèvres in 1752 and became one of the factory’s most successful designs, widely copied at other factories (compare L2012.137).

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

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