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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Dispensing Pot

2nd half 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dispensing pot of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with the letters 'W = K' in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white. Underside and upper rim wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue
Brief description
Dispensing pot of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with 'W = K' in blue, England, 2nd half 18th century
Physical description
Dispensing pot of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with the letters 'W = K' in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white. Underside and upper rim wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.6cm
Height: Ht. 9.7 cms (3 13/16 ins) Diameter: D. 10.6 cms (4 3/16 ins)
Marks and inscriptions
'W = K' (Inscribed in blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901.
Subject depicted
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. p. 388, ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • M.P.G. 1871, X. 17. M.P.G. 1876, Y. 9.
Other number
J26. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
3837-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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