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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Water Bottle

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Water bottle of white salt-glazed stoneware, of slender bulbous form with swelling below the flaring mouth, and on the shoulder and neck are three narrow grooves incised on the wheel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, unpainted
Brief description
Water bottle of white salt-glazed stoneware, of slender bulbous form with swelling below the flaring mouth, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Water bottle of white salt-glazed stoneware, of slender bulbous form with swelling below the flaring mouth, and on the shoulder and neck are three narrow grooves incised on the wheel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'From Horstead Rectory, 1880' (Inscribed in ink)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Other number
Sch. II 67 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:956-1885

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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