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

Dish

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

Dish, fritware, of saucer shape, glazed and painted with a garden pavilion or arch flanked by stylized trees and shrubs, within a double line band edging a continuouse poppy border and single line band in ruby-coloured lustre over the glaze. The interior partially discoloured in teh firing process and later well worn through use.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, lustre decoration
Brief description
Dish, fritware, painted in ruby coloured lustre over the glaze with a garden pavilion; Iran, 1650-1700.
Physical description
Dish, fritware, of saucer shape, glazed and painted with a garden pavilion or arch flanked by stylized trees and shrubs, within a double line band edging a continuouse poppy border and single line band in ruby-coloured lustre over the glaze. The interior partially discoloured in teh firing process and later well worn through use.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Morris, Barbara. Victorian table glass & ornaments. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. pl. 89, p. 131
Collection
Accession number
539-1878

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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