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

Ewer

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

Of flattened pear-shape, with crescent-like mouth and curved spout. It has remains of gilt decoration.
Identical to 775-1888


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with gold decoration on a blue ground
Brief description
Ewer, glazed porcelian, Jingdezhen, China, 18th century
Physical description
Of flattened pear-shape, with crescent-like mouth and curved spout. It has remains of gilt decoration.
Identical to 775-1888
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
  • Height: 28.9cm
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
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.110, pl.158
Collection
Accession number
1674-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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