Ewer
1650-1720 (made), 1855-1856 (mounting)
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Vase adapted as a ewer, the vase of greyish earthenware, of compressed globular shape, covered with an opaque flambé pale yellow-buff glaze. Later mounted in chased brass to form a ewer for iced water, having a concave cylindrical neck crested round the lower edge and divided in the middle by a projecting moulding obliquely reeded; above and below the latter are chased Arabic inscriptions in narrow horizontal bands and in ogee-shaped compartments. The hinged ogee-domed cover is chased with similar ornament and surmounted by a finial in facetted glass. The long curved spout is fashioned in a form of a flower at the upper end, while the lower is chased with sprays of flowers in a palmette-shaped panel. The curved loop handle is decorated with lozenge diaper. The mounts dated 1272 H / 1855-6AD.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed; metal mounts, engraved |
| Brief description | Ewer, earthenware, pale yellow monochrome, mounted in chased brass, Iran, 17th century and brass mounts dating 1855-1856. |
| Physical description | Vase adapted as a ewer, the vase of greyish earthenware, of compressed globular shape, covered with an opaque flambé pale yellow-buff glaze. Later mounted in chased brass to form a ewer for iced water, having a concave cylindrical neck crested round the lower edge and divided in the middle by a projecting moulding obliquely reeded; above and below the latter are chased Arabic inscriptions in narrow horizontal bands and in ogee-shaped compartments. The hinged ogee-domed cover is chased with similar ornament and surmounted by a finial in facetted glass. The long curved spout is fashioned in a form of a flower at the upper end, while the lower is chased with sprays of flowers in a palmette-shaped panel. The curved loop handle is decorated with lozenge diaper. The mounts dated 1272 H / 1855-6AD. |
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| Gallery label | Ewer.
The brass mount dated 1272 H / 1855-6AD
Persian; 17th century. |
| Object history | Ewers of this type were used for serving chilled water. Other ewers of this type in the V&A include 468-1874, 476-1876, 1123-1876, 555-1878, 637-1889 and C.220-1912. Purchased at the sale of the collection of Mrs J.E. Taylor, Christie's, London, 1912, lot 445. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Wallis, Henry Illustrated catalogue of specimens of Persian and Arab art : exhibited in 1885, London : Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1885
55 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.217-1912 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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