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

Hanging Ornament

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hanging ornament of fritware, egg-shaped, painted in polychrome with medallions and crosses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome painted, and glazed
Brief description
Hanging ornament, glazed fritware with polychrome decoration,Turkey (Kütahya), about 1740.
Physical description
Hanging ornament of fritware, egg-shaped, painted in polychrome with medallions and crosses.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.6cm
Styles
Gallery label
Three oranments for suspension in a church. 142-1885 (from Kutahia), 1591-1888, 143-1885.(1954-2005)
Historical context
Egg-shaped ornaments such as this one were hung on chains from which oil lamps were suspended in churches and mosques.
Production
Inventory record
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
142-1885

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2004
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