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

Rasp

1690-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Foot rasp, in the shape of a shoe. Decorated in underglaze blue and white with abstract floral designs. Safavid Iran, 18th century.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in blue
Brief description
Bath rasp, fritware, in the shape of a shoe, painted in underglaze blue with abstract floral designs; Iran, 1690-1720.
Physical description
Foot rasp, in the shape of a shoe. Decorated in underglaze blue and white with abstract floral designs. Safavid Iran, 18th century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Length: 11.8cm
  • Width: 5.5cm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat.no.532, p.286.
Collection
Accession number
1067B-1876

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Record createdApril 2, 2003
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