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

Bowl

17th century or 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of fritware, painted with birds and flowers in shades of blue, the bodies of the birds perforated and the holes filled in with the glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with painted decoration and perforation filled in with glaze
Brief description
Bowl, fritware with painted decoration in blue and perforation filled in with glaze, Iran, 17th or 18th century
Physical description
Bowl of fritware, painted with birds and flowers in shades of blue, the bodies of the birds perforated and the holes filled in with the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1121-1883

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
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