Bottle thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Bottle

ca. 1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The spiral finger-marks indicate that this piece was thrown on a potter’s wheel. The interior is unglazed, as the salt-glaze vapours cannot penetrate the narrow opening of the bottle’s mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware, thown and with 'pulled' strap handle
Brief description
Stoneware with strap handle, large section missing, Fulham Pottery, London, 17th century. MoL no. 97.90/50 (FP86)
Physical description
Brown salt-glazed stoneware, with strap handle; broken and repaired
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
Credit line
Lent by the Museum of London. Copyright Museum of London
Object history
Excavated on the site of John Dwight's Fulham Pottery
Summary
The spiral finger-marks indicate that this piece was thrown on a potter’s wheel. The interior is unglazed, as the salt-glaze vapours cannot penetrate the narrow opening of the bottle’s mouth.
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:MUSEUMLONDON.74-2009

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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