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

Jar and Cover

1742 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar with spreading foot and domed cover painted with loosely stylised formal flowers and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Jar with spreading foot and domed cover, tin-glazed earthenware painted with loosely stylised formal flowers and foliage, made in Liguria?, dated 1742
Physical description
Jar with spreading foot and domed cover painted with loosely stylised formal flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.6cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Gallery label
Jar and cover Made in Liguria?, Italy dated 1742 Tin-glazed earthenware C.81 81A-1944(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir St.Clair Thomson
Production
An almost identical vase, dated 1746 was brought for opinion by Miss Cist on 1. IV.54.
Bibliographic references
  • Marzinot, F. Ceramica e ceramisti di Liguria. Genova, 1979. 284 p., pl.333.
  • La ceramica ligure nella storia e nell'arte. Atti della società ligure di storia patria, 1968. Pl.100-101.
  • Donatone, G. Civiltà del '700 a Napoli. La maiolica. Napoli, 1980. Pl.104. Catalogue of the exhibition.
Collection
Accession number
C.81&A-1944

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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