Bottle
16th century (made)
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Bottle with egg shaped body with two small horizontal loops, on each side a bird among formal foliage, below a band of intricated formal features, broken neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Slipware |
| Brief description | Bottle of red earthenware with white slip decoration, found at Orvieto. Italy, 16th century. |
| Physical description | Bottle with egg shaped body with two small horizontal loops, on each side a bird among formal foliage, below a band of intricated formal features, broken neck. |
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| Gallery label | Bottle
Found at Orvieto, Italy 16th Century
C.258-1918 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Purchased by the donor of H. Van Koest -149, Ebury Street, Belgravia SW - together with nos C259 to 263 for £4 10s. Part of Lot 239 at the Sale of "Early Italian Pottery formerly Signor marcioni and cavaliere Lucatelli of Orvieto" at Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge on 16 Feb. 1914. |
| Production | Found at Orvieto. |
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| Accession number | C.258-1918 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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