bottle
Bottle
c. 1880 (made)
c. 1880 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The glazed earthenware bottle has a trumpet-shaped neck resting on a double-ringed collar above the body and flares out to the shoulder of the vessel. At this point it then tapers inwards to the foot. It has white slip decoration painted over a dark slip under a yellow glaze. The decoration is of stylised flowers within arched compartments on the lower part of the body demarcated by vertical bands of chevrons. This decoration is repeated in a simpler form above and the neck is decorated with dotted with treble-pointed bud motifs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | bottle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Pottery, earthenware, glazed, Tatta Sind |
| Physical description | The glazed earthenware bottle has a trumpet-shaped neck resting on a double-ringed collar above the body and flares out to the shoulder of the vessel. At this point it then tapers inwards to the foot. It has white slip decoration painted over a dark slip under a yellow glaze. The decoration is of stylised flowers within arched compartments on the lower part of the body demarcated by vertical bands of chevrons. This decoration is repeated in a simpler form above and the neck is decorated with dotted with treble-pointed bud motifs. |
| Style | |
| Object history | Bought for the South KensingtonMuseumm by Caspar Purdon Clarke on a purchasing trip to India, 1881-82. |
| Historical context | Sind has had a long tradition of making glazed tiles and earthenware pottery wares, and Tatta was one of the main centres of manufacture. |
| Production | made before 1881-82 |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2965-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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