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

Bowl

late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of earthenware decorated with coloured slips on a white ground. In the middle is a brown spiral and bars of combed brown slip. Two wavy lines in blue are painted to form a concentric ring of beads, the centre of each is filled with combed green and brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware decorated with coloured slips on a white ground
Brief description
Bowl of light brown earthenware covered with a white slip and painted in colours. Romanian, made in the Oltenia region, late 19th century.
Physical description
Bowl of earthenware decorated with coloured slips on a white ground. In the middle is a brown spiral and bars of combed brown slip. Two wavy lines in blue are painted to form a concentric ring of beads, the centre of each is filled with combed green and brown.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Credit line
Given by Prof. George Oprescu, Royal Romanian Legation
Production
Made in the Oltenia region.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.842-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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