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

Pilgrim Bottle

1660-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tin-glazed earthenware pilgrim bottle, the neck is missing, Two handles in the same of rams heads. Rainted in colours on a blue ground with the story of Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne who turns into a tree.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Pilgrim bottle, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, depicting the story of Apollo and Daphne, Nevers, France, 1660-80, the neck missing
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware pilgrim bottle, the neck is missing, Two handles in the same of rams heads. Rainted in colours on a blue ground with the story of Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne who turns into a tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.25in
Gallery label
Gallery 128 Decant 2003 The top part of the neck is missing(07/06/2004)
Object history
Acquisition type: Purchase
Bibliographic reference
A bottle from the same service, depicting the death of Coronis, is in Sevres, Musée National De Céramique.
Collection
Accession number
4361-1857

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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