Child size milk jug

Dateca. 1810

MediumPorcelain, hard-paste

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ridinger III

Object number2010-80,3

DescriptionChild-size helmet-shaped milk jug decorated with neoclassical designs including central fruit and foliage decoration and narrow wavy border around the foot.
Label TextThis pattern is typical of Chinese export porcelain sold in America during the early nineteenth century. The pieces in this partial set are child-sized, rather than miniature, which supports evidence that children were instructed in proper tea-drinking etiquette.
ProvenancePreviously owned by Charles and Kay Ridinger of Williamsburg, VA