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1936

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Milk Jug Jug

This is a Jug. It was manufactured by Wallendorf Porcelain. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by George B. McClellan and Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 × 14.5 × 8 cm (5 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: jug): 12.7 × 14.5 × 8 cm (5 in. × 5 11/16 in. × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 3 × 6 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "W", painted in underglaze blue (Wallendorf Porcelain Manufactory mark) [2] a broken line or faded mark, painted in purple overglaze Reverse of lid: [1] "301", printed in black ink on rectangular label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Milk Jug Jug; Manufactured by Wallendorf Porcelain; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 × 14.5 × 8 cm (5 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 3 1/8 in.) H x W x D (a: jug): 12.7 × 14.5 × 8 cm (5 in. × 5 11/16 in. × 3 1/8 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 3 × 6 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan; 1936-13-36-a,b

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