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

Bowl

1846 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Bowl of fritware, painted in colours with landscapes, figures and flowers, under a clear glaze. Dated 1262 A.H. (A.D. 1846).


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Fritware
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Bowl, fritware with underglaze painting, Iran, 1846
Physical description
Bowl of fritware, painted in colours with landscapes, figures and flowers, under a clear glaze. Dated 1262 A.H. (A.D. 1846).
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Diameter: 41.9cm
Style
Qajar
Gallery label
BOWL, earthenware, painted in enamel colours and gilt. Dated:1267 (1850A.D.) PERSIAN;1850 C.468-1878(1980s)
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Landscapes
Figures (Representations)
Flowers
Bibliographic references
  • Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 85-6, plate 62B
  • Jean Soustiel, La céreamique islamique, Fribourg, 1985, p. 305 no. 340.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
468-1878

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Record createdNovember 19, 2003
Record URL
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