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Covered Milk Jug Milk Jug

This is a milk jug. It was made by Manifattura Ginori and manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

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

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 x 11 x 9.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] a five-pointed star, painted in gold overglaze (manufactory mark)

It is signed

Not signed

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Covered Milk Jug Milk Jug; Manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory (Italy); Made by Manifattura Ginori (Italy); Italy; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 15 x 11 x 9.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan; 1936-13-50-a,b

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