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On display at V&A South Kensington
Metalware, Room 116, The Belinda Gentle Gallery

Flagon

Second half of the 14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Waisted octagonal form flagon with strap handle and hinged lid. Corroded finial may have been of a seated talbot or hunting dog.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pewter
Brief description
Waisted octagonal form flagon with strap handle and hinged lid. French or English, second half of the 14th century.
Physical description
Waisted octagonal form flagon with strap handle and hinged lid. Corroded finial may have been of a seated talbot or hunting dog.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29cm
  • Of body diameter: 15.5cm
Object history
The Museum bought this ewer for £40 in 1914 from the Fitzhenry Collection
Bibliographic references
  • Henk van Wijk, 'Octagonal Pewter Flagons of the 14th and 15th Century', Presentation for the Pewter Society, held in Pewterers' Hall in London, Saturday 25 January 2, 2014. Unpublished lecture handout. Available in the files of the Metalwork Section, Department of Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass.
  • van Wijk, Henk. 'Octagonal Pewter Flagons of the 14th and 15th Centuries'. Journal of the Pewter Society, 39, Spring 2014, pp. 2-17
Collection
Accession number
M.74-1914

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2003
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