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

Jar

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

Vase of glazed earthenware painted on a white slip with birds, cypress trees, vines and flowering plants in green and manganese on a dark blue ground. On one side are the remains of a handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware painted on a white slip
Brief description
Jar, fritware, painted in colours on a white slip, glazed, Syria (Damascus), 17th century.
Physical description
Vase of glazed earthenware painted on a white slip with birds, cypress trees, vines and flowering plants in green and manganese on a dark blue ground. On one side are the remains of a handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.1cm
  • Diameter: 27.6cm
Object history
Formerly the property of the late Lord Leighton of Stretton, P.R.A.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
214-1896

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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