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

Jar

ca. 1865-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, made in La Rambla, Spain, about 1865-70, unglazed white earthenware with slip-trailed decoration


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Unglazed white earthenware with slip-trailed decoration
Brief description
Jar, made in La Rambla, Spain, about 1865-70, unglazed white earthenware with slip-trailed decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.9cm
  • Width: 15.9cm
Gallery label
Jar Made in La Rambla, Andalucia, Spain about 1865-70 Unglazed white earthenware with slip-trailed decoration 759A-1870 The gift of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Layard These wares were bought direct from the potteries in La Rambla.(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by the Right Hon. Sir Henry Layard
Object history
These wares were bought direct from the potteries in La Rambla.
Production
This piece was given by Sir Henry Layard in 1870 as part of a group of typical products from La Rambla in Spain, and probably acquired by Layard straight from the potteries there.
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
537 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
759A-1870

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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