Milk jug with mythological scene
Manufacturer
Ottweiler Porcelain Manufactory
(German, 1763 - 1794)
CultureGerman
OriginOttweiler, Rhenish Palatinate, Germany
Datec.1763-1768
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, gilding, and gold.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.705a-b): 15 x 11.3 x 8 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionOttweiler (Nassau-Saarbrucken) milk jug and cover, painted on the pear-shaped below the spout. It is painted with a dark-skinned satyr and blonde nymph seated on moss-covered rockwork. It is within a gilt palm-leaf panel on a white ground scattered with flower sprays, and the domed lid with yellow rose knop.
Object numberG83.1.705a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
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