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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

Jar, earthenware, covered with a mottled purplish brown glaze; bulbous body with flat shoulder, short neck and foot, base unglazed


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with brown glaze
Brief description
Earthenware jar with brown glaze, Thailand, 15th-16th century
Physical description
Jar, earthenware, covered with a mottled purplish brown glaze; bulbous body with flat shoulder, short neck and foot, base unglazed
Dimensions
  • Height: 2in
  • Diameter: 2in
Gallery label
Miniature jar THAI (Sawankhalok); 15th - 16th century Lt. Col. K Dingwall Gift, through the National Art Collections Fund C. 141 - 1924 (RK.1988)(1988)
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Object history
Found at kiln site. Received as part of a set (Nos. 130 - 144).
Collection
Accession number
C.141-1924

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Record createdMay 12, 2009
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