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

Jar

15th century-16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware jar with degraded glaze. Bulbous body with short wide neck. The lower part has been slightly impressed with a pattern, the neck is decorated with a band of covered green lines.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with degraded glaze
Brief description
Stoneware jar with degraded glaze, Thailand, 15th-16th century
Physical description
Stoneware jar with degraded glaze. Bulbous body with short wide neck. The lower part has been slightly impressed with a pattern, the neck is decorated with a band of covered green lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.5in
  • Diameter: 5.625in
Gallery label
  • Jar of grey stoneware, slightly glazed, Found at Pitsanulok in Siam. SIAMESE. H. 5 1/2". diam. 5 5/8". Bought (Nos. 820-23, £4). 823-1904 Bulbous body with short wide neck. The lower part has been slightly impressed with a lozenge diaper pattern; the neck is decorated with a band of covered green lines.(pre-1988)
  • Jar Stoneware with degraded glaze THAI; 15th - 16th century 823 - 1904 (RK 1988)(1988)
Object history
Purchased from Mr. W. H. Lord (3 Radnor Studios, Radnor Street, Chelsea), accessioned in 1904. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Found at Pitsanulok in Siam. Bought in a set (82 to 823-194).
Collection
Accession number
823-1904

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Record createdMay 11, 2009
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