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Ointment Pot

ca. 1750-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Undecorated.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White with numerous small black specks and crawling in places. Outer part of base wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Undecorated
Physical description
Undecorated.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White with numerous small black specks and crawling in places. Outer part of base wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Diameter: 5.4cm
Height: Ht. 3.2 cms (1 1/4 ins).() Diameter: D. 5.4 cms (2 1/8 ins)
Credit line
Given by R.W. Morris
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
J27. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.189-1956

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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