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

Bowl

Bowl
ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A glazed bowl with radiating blue stripes inside on a white ground


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBowl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware
Brief description
Pottery, earthenware, glazed, Halla Sind
Physical description
A glazed bowl with radiating blue stripes inside on a white ground
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6in
  • Height: 2.75in
Object history
Bought for the South Kensington Museum by Caspar Purdon Clarke on a purchasing trip to India, 1881-2
Historical context
Sind has a long tradition of making glazed pottery and tiles. Hala along with Thatta, Hyderabad and Jerruck were the principal centres for this manufacture.
Production
Bought by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India 1881-2
Collection
Accession number
IS.300-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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