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Vase

1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glazed earthenware vase with trumpet shaped neck. Body divided into compartments ornamented with floral designs in black on a blue ground. Made at the Bombay School of Art (founded 1857), purchased at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 in South Kensington.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fired glazed earthenware
Brief description
Earthenware vase from the Bombay School of Art, 1880
Physical description
Glazed earthenware vase with trumpet shaped neck. Body divided into compartments ornamented with floral designs in black on a blue ground. Made at the Bombay School of Art (founded 1857), purchased at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 in South Kensington.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.5cm
  • Maximum diameter: 20.3cm
Credit line
Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in London in 1886
Collection
Accession number
IS.140-1886

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2002
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