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

Jug

ca. 1800- 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug or bird feeder, fritware, of globular shape with handle and protruding spout from the bottom, painted in black and covered in a turqouise glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with underglaze painting
Brief description
Jug or lamp, fritware, painted in black under a turquoise glaze; Iran, ca. 1800-1850
Physical description
Jug or bird feeder, fritware, of globular shape with handle and protruding spout from the bottom, painted in black and covered in a turqouise glaze.
Dimensions
  • Conversion height: 10.2cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Moya Carey, Persian Art. Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A, London, 2017, p.72.
Collection
Accession number
3824-1853

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Record createdDecember 19, 2008
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