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

Jar

1686-1701 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, Chinese style floral decoration with dragons in horizontal bands, painted in blue. Would originally have had a lid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Jar, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with Chinese style decoration with dragons, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, 1686-1701
Physical description
Jar, Chinese style floral decoration with dragons in horizontal bands, painted in blue. Would originally have had a lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Diameter: 20.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'AK' (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
Jar under the ownership of Adrianus Kocx, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, Netherlands 1686-1701 Mark: 'AK', painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration C.2371-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Production
Made at the factory "De Grieksche A" under the ownership of Adrianus Kocx.
Bibliographic reference
Fourest, Henri Pierre. Delftware : faience production at Delft. London : Thames and Hudson, 1980. 43 p., fig.30.
Collection
Accession number
C.2371-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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