Drug Jar
ca. 1730-1750 (made)
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One side has a strapwork cartouche inscribed EX:CORTIC: surmounted by a shell flanked by two winged cupids. Below is a winged cupid's head flanked by floral swags. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, lumpy and much crazed. Outer part of base wiped partially clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, lumpy and much crazed. Outer part of base wiped partially clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue |
Brief description | A shell with two winged cupids and an inscription |
Physical description | One side has a strapwork cartouche inscribed EX:CORTIC: surmounted by a shell flanked by two winged cupids. Below is a winged cupid's head flanked by floral swags. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, lumpy and much crazed. Outer part of base wiped partially clean of glaze. Shape: Concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed EX:CORTIC: |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Graham |
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Bibliographic reference | 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 |
Other number | K7. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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Accession number | C.78-1928 |
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Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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