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

Jar and Cover

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar and cover, one of a pair. Red burnished earthenware with decoration incised, gilt and silvered.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, burnished, incised, gilt and silvered
Brief description
Jar and cover, red burnished earthenware with decoration incised, gilt and silvered, Turkey (probably Tophane), ca. 1875
Physical description
Jar and cover, one of a pair. Red burnished earthenware with decoration incised, gilt and silvered.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Gallery label
Jar and cover. Red burnished earthenware with decoration incised, gilt and silvered. TURKISH (perhaps TOPHANE, Istanbul); about 1875(1954)
Production
Label
Collection
Accession number
115A&B-1879

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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