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Jug with cover

Made at: Mennecy Manufactory (France)
French
About 1760

Medium/Technique Porcelain
Dimensions Legacy dimension: H. 4 5/8"
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.1995a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionSmall pear shaped jug with domed cover which conforms to shape of spout; decorated with exotic birds, perching on branches, cover with rose finial. Cover has air vent. Incised "D.V."
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA.