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

Pilgrim Bottle

ca. 1665 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pilgrim bottle of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. Flattened globular shape with a long neck and two loop handle on the shoulder. Circular panels decorated with Chinese archers in a landscape on one side and a bird on a floral spray on the other.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel
Brief description
Pilgrim bottle of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel, Nevers, ca. 1665.
Physical description
Pilgrim bottle of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. Flattened globular shape with a long neck and two loop handle on the shoulder. Circular panels decorated with Chinese archers in a landscape on one side and a bird on a floral spray on the other.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
X mark with a stroke (On the base in blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.152-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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