Drinking Vessel
ca. 1870 (made)
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Drinking vessel (botijo), made in Catalonia, Spain, about 1870, lead-glazed earthenware
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Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Drinking vessel (botijo), made in Catalonia, Spain, about 1870, lead-glazed earthenware |
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Gallery label | Drinking vessel
botijo
Made in Catalonia, Spain about 1870
Lead-glazed earthenware
205-1871 Formerly Riaño Collection
The botijo was a staple product of the peasant potteries. This particular form, with its flattened ring-handle, appears to be typical of Catalonia.(16/07/2008) |
Object history | Purchased from the Riaño Collection and specially bought by him as an example of contemporary, popular Catalan pottery. The botijo was a staple product of the peasant potteries. This particular form, with its flattened ring-handle, appears to be typical of Catalonia. Purchase price note: Bought for 9d. |
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
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Other number | 551 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
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Accession number | 205-1871 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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