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

Spittoon

1650-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spittoon of glazed fritware, painted with quartrefoils and cyprus trees above a band of split plamettes in yellow- and ruby-coloured lustre. The mouth rim broken off.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, overglaze and lustre decoration
Brief description
Spittoon, fritware, overglaze painted in yellow- and ruby-coloured lustre; Iran, 1650-1700.
Physical description
Spittoon of glazed fritware, painted with quartrefoils and cyprus trees above a band of split plamettes in yellow- and ruby-coloured lustre. The mouth rim broken off.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Style
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2529-1876

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Record createdMarch 23, 2009
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