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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

The Temptation in the wilderness

Tile
1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: The Temptation in the Wilderness. Blue. X in black on the back.
Body: Reddish, coarse-grained.
Surface: Concave.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Temptation in the wilderness (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
C
Physical description
Decoration: The Temptation in the Wilderness. Blue. X in black on the back.
Body: Reddish, coarse-grained.
Surface: Concave.
Dimensions
  • Width: 121mm
  • Thickness: 8mm
Cut down
Credit line
Given by Mr R. J. Charleston, through the executors of Mr L. L. Lipski
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceBible, New Testament. St Matthew and St Luke
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Ray Tiles, No: 41, 71. Horne Tiles, No: 571, 572.
Other number
N.44 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.120M-1981

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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