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

Bowl and Cover

ca.1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl and cover, red earthenware with incised, gilt and silvered decoration. The main body has 4 circular panels decorated with incised and silvered (now tarnished) eight pointed compass shape. The panels are surrounded by incised dots filled with gilt. The decoration is repeated on the lid which has an oval knop decorated with this gilt dotted decoration.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware, burnished with incised, gilt and silvered decoration
Brief description
Bowl and cover, red earthenware with incised, gilt and silvered decoration; Turkey (probably Tophane), ca.1875
Physical description
Bowl and cover, red earthenware with incised, gilt and silvered decoration. The main body has 4 circular panels decorated with incised and silvered (now tarnished) eight pointed compass shape. The panels are surrounded by incised dots filled with gilt. The decoration is repeated on the lid which has an oval knop decorated with this gilt dotted decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.875in
  • Diameter: 4.5in
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Production
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Collection
Accession number
112-1879

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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