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

Vase

second half of 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours. Inverted pear-shape with a flat base and short cylindrical neck. Between wide bands of conventional ornament round the shoulder and base are three panels with rounded ends. One panel is painted with three draped figures, and another with two figures, a flock of sheep and a dog in a landscape. In the third enclosed by two leafy boughs, is an orange-tree between the letters 'C' and 'B'.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours
Brief description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours, Nevers, second half of 17th century.
Physical description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours. Inverted pear-shape with a flat base and short cylindrical neck. Between wide bands of conventional ornament round the shoulder and base are three panels with rounded ends. One panel is painted with three draped figures, and another with two figures, a flock of sheep and a dog in a landscape. In the third enclosed by two leafy boughs, is an orange-tree between the letters 'C' and 'B'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.6cm
  • Diameter: 28.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C.B.' (In one panel by an orange tree)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.653-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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