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ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar depicting the Virgen de la Cabeza (patroness of Andujar) appearing to a shepherd.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Jar depicting the Virgen de la Cabeza appearing to a shepherd, made in Andujar, Spain, about 1870, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Jar depicting the Virgen de la Cabeza (patroness of Andujar) appearing to a shepherd.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.5cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Jar depicting the Virgen de la Cabeza (patroness of Andujar) appearing to a shepherd
Made in Andujar, Spain about 1870
Tin-glazed earthenware

68-1871

The four lips on the top are characteristic of the 'student's jar' form.
Object history
Purchased from Senor Riano, Madrid
The four lips on the top are characteristic of the 'student's jar' form.

Purchase price note: Bought for 1s 2d.
Bibliographic reference
Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
Other number
490 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
68-1871

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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