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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 7, The Sheikha Amna Bint Mohammed Al Thani Gallery

Bottle

1600-1620 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, double gourd shape, painted in underglaze blue with flowers and domestic utensils.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bottle, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, about 1600-1620
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, double gourd shape, painted in underglaze blue with flowers and domestic utensils.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
  • Height: 27.9cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
IRAN
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1816-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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