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

Sweetmeat Tray

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Elongated octagonal sweetmeat tray in white earthenware painted in underglaze colours, with an imitation Chinese character mark in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
White earthenware painted in underglaze
Brief description
Elongated octagonal sweetmeat tray in white earthenware painted in underglaze colours, with an imitation Chinese character mark in blue, Iran, 17th century.
Physical description
Elongated octagonal sweetmeat tray in white earthenware painted in underglaze colours, with an imitation Chinese character mark in blue.
Style
Gallery label
SWEETMEAT-TRAY White earthenware painted in underglaze colours. Mark, an imitation Chinese character, in blue. PERSIAN; 17th century.(Used until 11/2003)
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 73, 82-4, plate 58B
Collection
Accession number
996-1883

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Record createdNovember 19, 2003
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