scent bottle
Scent Bottle
c. 1880 (made)
c. 1880 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
an earthenware pear-shaped scent bottle glazed in brown
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | scent bottle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Pottery, earthenware, glazed, Tatta Sind |
| Physical description | an earthenware pear-shaped scent bottle glazed in brown |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Bought for the South Kensington Museum by Caspar Purdon Clarke on a purchasing trip to India in 1881-82 |
| Historical context | Sind has had a long tradition of makeing glazed tiles and earthenware pottery wares, and Tatta was one of the main centres of manufacture. |
| Production | made before 1881-82 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.3005-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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