Hot milk jug
Object type: Hot milk jug
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Höchst
Artist: Höchst Manufactory|Johann Heinrich Usinger
Artist bio: German, 1746–1796|German, active late 18th century
Artist role: Manufactory|Decorator
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: ca. 1775
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall (jug .4a, confirmed): 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 4 in. (16.5 × 14.6 × 10.2 cm); Overall (lid .4b, confirmed): 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 7 × 7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mercedes Bass, 2007
Accession year: 2007
Tags: Birds|Chickens