Bottle and stopper

Physical description

Bottle and stopper of almost white, unglazed earthenware, with slip-trailed decoration in relief.

Place of Origin

La Rambla, Spain (made)

Date

ca. 1865-1870 (made)

Artist/maker

Jimenez, Antonio (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Unglazed white clay with slip-trailed decoration

Marks and inscriptions

'Antonio Jimenez Rambla'

Dimensions

Height: 41.6 cm incl. stopper, Diameter: 19.7 cm

Object history note

These wares were almost certainly bought direct from the potteries in La Rambla.

Historical context note

(Ray) La Rambla is a town near Cordoba and has a long pottery tradition. Its staple products were water vessels made of a fine white clay made even whiter and more porous by the addition of salt. Their decoration is either slip-trailed or created with tools. Juan Fernandez and Antonio Jimenez, whose stamps appear on some of the La Rambla pots in the museum's collection, were just two of the many potters working in La Rambla in the mid 19th century. The principal decorative motifs on these pieces are mostly vegetal, consisting of floral sprays combined with flower-heads, sometimes a kind of sunflower and leaves filled with lattice-work. Minor motifs include twisted spirals, squiggles, S-scrolls and dots, all typical of the slip-trailed technique.

Descriptive line

White earthenware with slip-trailed decoration. Spanish (La Rambla), about 1865-70.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898. London : V&A Publications, 2000.
cat. 527

Labels and date

Bottle with stopper
Made in La Rambla, Andalucia, Spain about 1865-70
Mark: 'Antonio Jimenez Rambla', impressed
Unglazed white clay with slip-trailed and tooled decoration

762A:1&2-1870 The gift of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Layard

These wares were almost certainly bought by the donor direct from the potteries in La Rambla. [16/07/2008]
Bottle with slip-trailed decoration, made by Antonio Jimenez, Spain (La Rambla), about 1865-70
762A:1&2-1870
The gift of the Right Hon. Sir Henry Layard [2010 (TAB)]

Production Note

This piece is marked. It 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.

Materials

Earthenware (white)

Techniques

Slip trailing

Categories

Ceramics

Collection code

CER