"Goat and bee" cream jug
Chelsea Manufactory
(England, active 1745–1784)
about 1745
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue and manganese decoration
DimensionsOverall: 10.8 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm (4 1/4 x 2 x 3 in.)
Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession number1988.702
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On viewClassificationsCeramics
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This jug-named for the reclining goats at the base and bee on the flowering tree above-is the earliest known model in English porcelain. Chelsea sold this popular jug with different types of decoration; only a few examples, such as this one, were decorated before glazing with cobalt blue and manganese enamels.
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
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