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

Bourdaloue

1701-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
'Greek A' Factory (maker)
Rijsselbergh, Adriaan Van (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Delft (made)

Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding. Decorated in oriental style with cartouches with floral decoration, birds and insects and with a small painted flower inside.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Delftware
Object type
Bourdaloue
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding
Earthenware
Brief description
Ovoid pot with handle, tin-glazed earthenware with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding, Oriental style floral decoration with cartouches in Imari colours and green, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, 1701-35
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding. Decorated in oriental style with cartouches with floral decoration, birds and insects and with a small painted flower inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.2cm
  • With handle width: 13cm
  • Without handle width: 8.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'AR' in monogram (Painted in red)
Gallery label
Bourdaloue Painted by Adriaan van Rijsselbergh, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, Netherlands 1701-35 Mark: 'AR' in monogramme, painted in red Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding C.2339-1910 Salting Bequest A 'bourdaloue' is a travelling urinal for women(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
A 'bourdaloue' is a travelling urinal for women.
Bibliographic references
  • The Hague. 1999. 135 p. Catalogue entry 42
  • The Hague. 1999. Cat. 43-46
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2339-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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