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

Bowl

18th/19th century
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of fritware. The interior is painted in black with a border of hatched lines and in the bottom is a rosette, and the exterior has a row of semi-circular devices with a wavy line beneath, and covered with a transparent turquoise glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted under the glaze
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, painted in black under a turquoise glaze; Iran, 18th-19th century.
Physical description
Bowl of fritware. The interior is painted in black with a border of hatched lines and in the bottom is a rosette, and the exterior has a row of semi-circular devices with a wavy line beneath, and covered with a transparent turquoise glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
Style
Gallery label
Bowl PERSIAN; 19th Century. Given by Mr. J.H.Fitzhenry. 83-1904.(10 Feb 1954)
Credit line
Given by J. H.Fitzhenry, Esq.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
83-1904

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2009
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