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Milk jug

1770–75
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Milk jug
  • Manufactory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1758–1824)
  • Decorator: Friedrich Kirschner (1748–1789)
  • Date: 1770–75
  • Culture: German, Ludwigsburg
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
  • Object Number: 42.205.270
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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