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

Sweetmeat Dish

ca. 1650-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish for condiments or sweets, coarse fritware, formed as four deep sarcophagus-like dishes surrounding a central square dish, forming five receptacles, the exterior rims sprig moulded with lozenge motifs, covered in an opaque lavender-blue glaze. The underside of the curved bases covered with a glassy yellow-amber glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, sprig-moulded, lavender glazed
Brief description
Sweetmeat dish, fritware, comprising four oblong bowls attached to a central square bowl, covered in an opaque lavender-blue glaze; Iran, 1650-1725.
Physical description
Dish for condiments or sweets, coarse fritware, formed as four deep sarcophagus-like dishes surrounding a central square dish, forming five receptacles, the exterior rims sprig moulded with lozenge motifs, covered in an opaque lavender-blue glaze. The underside of the curved bases covered with a glassy yellow-amber glaze.
Dimensions
  • Width: 23.2cm
Style
Gallery label
Condiment-tray. From Shuster. 938-1886.(1954-)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
938-1886

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2009
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