A Mennecy Jug in a National Trust House
While perusing the online collections of the National Trust I came across the images of a small Mennecy jug (2, 3) whose decoration immediately reminded me of another one of this manufactory, also painted by Fidelle Duvivier with little cupids on clouds (4). It was the earliest example of this type of decoration by Duvivier that I’d found, and I included it in my book.(i) This second example (at Hinton Ampner House, 1) is equally important, and I became curious to know who its owner was and more about its present home.