Bottle
ca. 1650-1675 (made)
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Bottle, underglaze-painted in reserve against blue with black outlining, depicting a hunter aiming a gun at wild animals, in a leafy landscape. The neck is a later replacement. Similar designs are used on three other bottles in the collection (2499-1876, 2500-1876, 610-1889).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black |
| Brief description | Bottle, fritware, underglaze-painted in blue and black, with a dense design depicting a hunter with a gun; Iran, 1650-1675. |
| Physical description | Bottle, underglaze-painted in reserve against blue with black outlining, depicting a hunter aiming a gun at wild animals, in a leafy landscape. The neck is a later replacement. Similar designs are used on three other bottles in the collection (2499-1876, 2500-1876, 610-1889). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande. Persia and China. Safavid blue and white ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum 1501-1738. London: Thames & Hudson, 2002. ISBN 0-9538196-1-2 |
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| Accession number | 1125A-1876 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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