Sprinkler
1650-1725 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Gombroon is the name given to a distinct class of Iranian pottery, usually white, with a fine hard body. Gombroon is the European name for Bandar-e Abbas, the main trading port on the Persian Gulf. In 1758 an English writer described Gombroon ware as "...little else, but a total vitrification', because of its glass-like thinness.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, glazed |
| Brief description | Sprinkler or bottle, fritware, narrow neck, the white body with a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1725. |
| Physical description | Bottle, fritware, of pear shape, slightly stepped shoulder with short narrow neck, the white body covered in a clear glaze. |
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| Production | "Gombroon ware" |
| Summary | Gombroon is the name given to a distinct class of Iranian pottery, usually white, with a fine hard body. Gombroon is the European name for Bandar-e Abbas, the main trading port on the Persian Gulf. In 1758 an English writer described Gombroon ware as "...little else, but a total vitrification', because of its glass-like thinness. |
| Bibliographic reference | Arthur Lane, Later Islamic Potter: Persia, Syria, Egypt Turkey, Faber and Faber, London, 1957, pp. 109-111. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2599-1876 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2009 |
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