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Jug
Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
26.2 × 24.7 × 17.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Vienna, Austria
Accession Number
4706-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1940
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work

The moulded mask that forms the underside of the spout on this jug is typically Baroque in inspiration, with its tasselled lambrequins (drapery) and bold, theatrical modelling of the facial features.