Milk jug
Label Text
This diminuitive set of teawares may resemble the "Set of China (for a little Miss) the Cups and Saucers to be small" purchased for Martha Custis, Mrs. Washington's daughter, in 1765.
Datec. 1760
Geography
Made -
China
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste), enamel, gilt
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 2 15/16 in. x 2 5/8 in. x 2 1/16 in. (7.46 cm x 6.67 cm x 5.24 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 2006
Object numberM-4554
DescriptionMiniature baluster or pear-shaped milk jug with a plain rim, projecting lip, and an ear-shaped handle on a shallow foot ring, decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels in the famille rose palette and gilt. Around the exterior is a figural scene with a figure holding a stick aloft with an object suspended from it, a child reaching for the object, and another figure standing in front of a table in the background at upper left. A plain red line with a row of red dots below encircles the rim exterior.
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