Barrel
ca. 1750 (made)
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Spirit barrel, earthenware. The whole of the exterior, including both ends, is covered with powdered blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Crawling at the ends and in the grooves of the body.
Shape: The applied rectangular surround to the bung-hole has a hole on either side pierced before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Crawling at the ends and in the grooves of the body.
Shape: The applied rectangular surround to the bung-hole has a hole on either side pierced before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Spirit barrel, earthenware, monochrome, probably London, ca. 1750 |
| Physical description | Spirit barrel, earthenware. The whole of the exterior, including both ends, is covered with powdered blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Crawling at the ends and in the grooves of the body. Shape: The applied rectangular surround to the bung-hole has a hole on either side pierced before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
| Object history | Mellor Bequest, 1963. |
| 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 | E22. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.15-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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