Not on display

Basin

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A tin-glazed earthenware basin, decorated in blue, green and yellow glazes, in an abstracted pattern around the interior with blue banding. In the centre a bird is painted surrounded by Moorish motifs.

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Brief description
Basin, made in Triana, Spain, probably mid 19th century, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
A tin-glazed earthenware basin, decorated in blue, green and yellow glazes, in an abstracted pattern around the interior with blue banding. In the centre a bird is painted surrounded by Moorish motifs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 55cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Basin
Made in Triana, Seville, Spain Probably mid 19th century
Tin-glazed earthenware

141-1871
Object history
Purchase price note: Bought for 3s 4d.
Production
Probably mid 19th century
Bibliographic reference
Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
Other number
473 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
141-1871

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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