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

Bowl

1656 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)

Red earthenware decorated with brown and green ornamentation in relief and covered with a glaze. Hands extend from peacock feathers on either side and clasp in the centre.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed
Earthenware
Glaze
Brief description
Red earthenware with brown and green glazed ornamentation, peacock feathers with clasped hands in relief. North Netherlands, dated 1656.
Physical description
Red earthenware decorated with brown and green ornamentation in relief and covered with a glaze. Hands extend from peacock feathers on either side and clasp in the centre.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8in (imperial measurement from registers)
Gallery label
  • Bowl Probably made at Marburg, Germany dated 1656 Earthenware 1917-1855(16/07/2008)
  • Bowl with relief decoration of joined hands, North Netherlands, dated 1656 1917-1855(2010 (TAB))
Object history
At the time of acquisition, this bowl was thought to be English. It was subsequently changed to German. August 1926 Dr Bossert said it was NOT German. The recent label said 'German, probably Marburg'.
(14 November 2001) RH recorded that Jan Daan van Dam, curator of the Rijksmuseum said it was a Dutch (North Netherlands) "grabbelbakje".; date should be right.
Subjects depicted
Peacock Feathers
Hands
Bibliographic references
  • Gangelen, Hans van et al., De Bloeiperiode van jet Noord-Hollans Slibaardewerk, ca. 1580-ca.1680, Wormerveer, 1997
  • E. M. Ch. F. Klijn, Loodglazuuraardewerk in Nederland : de collectie van het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum = Lead-glazed earthenware in the Netherlands : the collection of the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem (Nederlands Openluchtmuseum), 1995, p. 53, fig 43, pp. 219-220 Illustrates an almost identically decorated piece, also inscribed: 'PPC ANNO 1656' and another, courser example, dated 1698. Both attributed: Northern Netherlands
  • V&A Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
1917-1855

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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