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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Model

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Model of shell, of stoneware covered with a mottled brown and greyish blue glaze, supported on three smaller shells of the same form.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware
Brief description
Shiwan ware. Model of shell, stoneware with a mottled brown and greyish-blue glaze, China
Physical description
Model of shell, of stoneware covered with a mottled brown and greyish blue glaze, supported on three smaller shells of the same form.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Length: 20cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by W. H. Cope, Esq.
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
624-1903

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2009
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