Lappet

Possibly France

18th century

  • Titles Lappet (Descriptive)
  • Medium linen; silk
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Freed in memory of her mother, Esther Loveman Kempner, 1984.335.24
  • Object Name lappet
  • Classification Components

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Small, delicate cream jug molded at the base with a pair of recumbent goats resting on a green and brown grassy ground and flanking a tree upon which rests a large black and yellow bumble bee, the pear-shaped body of the jug decorated in colorful enamels in shades of green, yellow, blue, brown, and black with leaves, flowers, and two large butterflies, the slender, curved handle disguised with brown and green enamel as a leafy branch with bocage leaves at the top, the lip of the jug rimmed with brown enamel.
Radiant bust front, the head slightly right.
Bust in profile left, head turned front, in uniform with sash and medals, and drapery.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware