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

Vase

ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Oviform with a low rounded foot and vertical mouth. Painted with flowering plants, sprays, butterflies, birds and insects. The mouth is painted with vertical strokes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Brief description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, Netherlands (Delft), ca. 1680.
Physical description
Vase of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Oviform with a low rounded foot and vertical mouth. Painted with flowering plants, sprays, butterflies, birds and insects. The mouth is painted with vertical strokes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs D.B. Simpson
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
F. Scholten, 'Frankfurt revisited', in: Mededelingenblad Nederlandse vereniging van vrienden van de ceramiek, 134 (1989) , cover illustration. See also Scholten in Ceramics Fair Catalogue 1980s.
Collection
Accession number
C.67-1977

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Record createdJanuary 22, 1998
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