Spittoon thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Spittoon

1650-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of white glazed faience translucide, with a metal mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, incised, glazed; metal
Brief description
Spittoon, fritware, globular form, the white body with incised decoration, glazed; Iran, 1650-1725; later metal mounts.
Physical description
Vase of white glazed faience translucide, with a metal mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Style
Production
"Gombroon ware"
Collection
Accession number
1394-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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