Bottle
17th century (made)
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Pilgrim bottle of whitish-grey fritware, painted in dark olive-green outline and blue on a white slip, and covered with a clear glaze. Flattened-globular body with a central boss on either side, and a spreading four-lobed foot. On both sides is a flowering plant, and on the edge are continuous wavy stems with conventional flowers springing from panels each enclosing a crane amid clouds. The whole decoration is reserved on a blue ground. The neck has been broken off and replaced with one in damascened brass to which two silver chains are attached.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware with underglaze decoration, painted over white slip, with damascened brass and silver chains |
| Brief description | Cer, Safavid, Blue and white, Pilgrim bottle of whitish-grey fritware, flattened-globular body with a spreading foot and neck of damascened brass, painted on a white slip, and covered with glaze, Iran, 17th century. |
| Physical description | Pilgrim bottle of whitish-grey fritware, painted in dark olive-green outline and blue on a white slip, and covered with a clear glaze. Flattened-globular body with a central boss on either side, and a spreading four-lobed foot. On both sides is a flowering plant, and on the edge are continuous wavy stems with conventional flowers springing from panels each enclosing a crane amid clouds. The whole decoration is reserved on a blue ground. The neck has been broken off and replaced with one in damascened brass to which two silver chains are attached. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.1968-1910 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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