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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bottle

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bottle or berrada was used for serving water. It was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This bottle was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours, Morocco (Fez), ca. 1870
Physical description
Earthenware bottle with wide neck. Polychrome decoration with blobs of unfired red pigment applied over the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24cm
  • (maximum width) width: 12.5cm
Credit line
Given by George Maw
Object history
Accessions register entry: 'Bottle, two-handled with long cylindrical mouth [neck]. Glazed earthenware, with decoration in bright colours. Moorish (Fez). (Annual International Exhibition, 1871.) H 9 ½ in., diam. of base 3 in. Given by G. Maw, Esq.'
Summary
This bottle or berrada was used for serving water. It was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This bottle was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.
Collection
Accession number
1570-1871

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Record createdJune 24, 2008
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