Drug Jar
first half 17th century (made)
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Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Stripes, v-shapes, semi-circles and stepped pyramids in blue and ochre. Body colour: Pale buff. Glaze: Greyish white with numerous black specks probably under a much crazed lead-glaze. Much discoloured by fire or burial. Underside almost entirely unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, possibly Rotherhithe pottery, possibly Aldgate, Southwark or Rotherhithe, first half 17th century |
| Physical description | Drug jar of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Stripes, v-shapes, semi-circles and stepped pyramids in blue and ochre. Body colour: Pale buff. Glaze: Greyish white with numerous black specks probably under a much crazed lead-glaze. Much discoloured by fire or burial. Underside almost entirely unglazed. Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Object history | Found in Southwark Bridge Road, London. Purchased from the collection of the late Mr James Smith of Whitechapel at Sotheby's (part of lot 40), 1901. |
| Production | Aldgate, Southwark or Rotherhithe |
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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 | J5. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 1455-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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