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

Rasp

1690-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rasp in the form of a duck, of glazed fritware, with internal rattle.

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Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed fritware
Brief description
Bath rasp, in the form of a duck, fritware, underglaze painted in blue; Iran, 1690-1720
Physical description
Rasp in the form of a duck, of glazed fritware, with internal rattle.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Style
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 536, p.287.
Collection
Accession number
1020D-1876

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Record createdMarch 13, 2009
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