Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sprinkler Bottle

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

With pear-shaped body and long neck, decorated with gold flowers


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with gold decoration on a blue ground
Brief description
Cer, China, Qing, monochrome, blue
Physical description
With pear-shaped body and long neck, decorated with gold flowers
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.1cm
  • Height: 21.3cm
Style
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.
From the RICHARD collection, Iran
Production
label
Collection
Accession number
1672-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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