Cream jug
| Title | Cream jug |
|---|---|
| Artist | Gotha |
| Date | ca. 1770–80 18th century |
| Medium | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Classification | Ceramics-Porcelain |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Cream jug” is a work by Gotha, dated ca. 1770–80. It is executed in hard-paste porcelain and classified as ceramics-porcelain. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Gotha. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to ca. 1770–80. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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