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

Jar

1725-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Eight-sided bulbous body with a high spreading octagonal foot and short neck. The body and foot are covered with sprays of flowers and the neck has a border of scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Brief description
Jar of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, Delft, 1725-1775.
Physical description
Jar of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Eight-sided bulbous body with a high spreading octagonal foot and short neck. The body and foot are covered with sprays of flowers and the neck has a border of scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.4cm
  • Diameter: 22.4cm
  • Weight: 2250g
measured feb 2010
Marks and inscriptions
'0' over '2' and two crossed 'C' curves (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs A. B. Woodcroft
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
444-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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