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

Bowl

1844 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of fritware, painted inside and out, with representations of the Sun in blue, green and black, and with incised floral ornament in the interspaces. Dated 1261 A.H. (A.D. 1844)


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, incised and with polychrome underglaze painting
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, incised and with polychrome underglaze painting, Iran, dated 1261 A.H. (A.D. 1844)
Physical description
Bowl of fritware, painted inside and out, with representations of the Sun in blue, green and black, and with incised floral ornament in the interspaces. Dated 1261 A.H. (A.D. 1844)
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Style
Gallery label
BOWL, earthenware, with painting in blue and black under the glaze. Mark: the letter for "sh" and dated 1261 (1845 AD) PERSIAN; 1845(pre 2005)
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
87-1890

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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