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

Cup

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

Cup, fritware, the exterior covered in cobalt blue slip, covered in a clear glaze, the interior painted in ruby-coloured lustre with cypress trees and flowers, within a dense split-palmette band, the exterior with mottled or worn lustre.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze and lustre decoration
Brief description
Cup, fritware, cobalt blue ground exterior, overglaze lustre-painted; Iran, 1650-1700.
Physical description
Cup, fritware, the exterior covered in cobalt blue slip, covered in a clear glaze, the interior painted in ruby-coloured lustre with cypress trees and flowers, within a dense split-palmette band, the exterior with mottled or worn lustre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
555-1888

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Record createdApril 7, 2009
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