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

Jar

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, earthenware with brown glaze, top of jar in the form of a dragon's head.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with brown glaze
Brief description
Jar, earthenware with brown glaze, top of jar in the form of a dragon's head; Turkey, possibly Canakkale, 19thC
Physical description
Jar, earthenware with brown glaze, top of jar in the form of a dragon's head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.25in
  • Base diameter: 5in
Register
Credit line
Given by W.S. Shoobridge
Production
The Register states that the jar was bought in Gallipoli in 1862 and was probably made there, however the style is typical of other wares attributed to nearby Canakkale.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Öney, Gönül. Turkish Period Çanakkale Ceramics. Ankarra: Çanakkale Seramik Fabrikalari A. S., 1971. 115p., ill.
Collection
Accession number
1594-1871

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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