Bourdaloue
1701-1735 (made)
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Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding. Decorated in oriental style with cartouches with floral decoration, birds and insects and with a small painted flower inside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding |
| Brief description | Ovoid pot with handle, tin-glazed earthenware with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding, Oriental style floral decoration with cartouches in Imari colours and green, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, 1701-35 |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding. Decorated in oriental style with cartouches with floral decoration, birds and insects and with a small painted flower inside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AR' in monogram (Painted in red) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | A 'bourdaloue' is a travelling urinal for women. |
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| Accession number | C.2339-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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