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

Dish

1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, glazed earthenware with underglaze decoration in blue glaze. White background with a blue trellis border running around the inside edge and two parallel blue lines below this. In the middle is a blue line drawing of a plant rising from the ground, the plant has flowers and leaves and is surrounded by smaller blue flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware with underglaze hand painted decoration.
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, painted in underglaze blue with flowers and inscription; Iran, dated 1865
Physical description
Bowl, glazed earthenware with underglaze decoration in blue glaze. White background with a blue trellis border running around the inside edge and two parallel blue lines below this. In the middle is a blue line drawing of a plant rising from the ground, the plant has flowers and leaves and is surrounded by smaller blue flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12in
Register
Marks and inscriptions
Aml Ali 1282
Translation
The work of Ali 1282 AH/1865 AD
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1429-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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