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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Pot-Pourri Jar

1968 (made)
Artist/Maker

Large jar with pierced lid, decorated with an abstract design of calligraphic curves.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot Body
  • Pot Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, tin-glazed with lustre decoration
Brief description
Large jar with calligraphic lustre decoration, Alan Caiger Smith, 1968.
Physical description
Large jar with pierced lid, decorated with an abstract design of calligraphic curves.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 31.50cm
  • Height: 34.00cm
Marks and inscriptions
'ACS' in monogram, painted
Object history
Acquisition details: the potter

RF number: 68/898
Production
Pottery: Aldermaston Pottery
Bibliographic reference
Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.820&A-1968

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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