Not on display

Ointment Pot

second half of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ointment pot of buff tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamel. Nearly cylindrical body with the lower part rounded, and with an expanding rim and small foot. Slightly concave on underside.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamel
Brief description
Ointment pot of buff tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, probably made in London, second half of 18th century.
Physical description
Ointment pot of buff tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamel. Nearly cylindrical body with the lower part rounded, and with an expanding rim and small foot. Slightly concave on underside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.8cm
Height: Ht. 6.8 cms (2 11/16 ins).() Diameter: D. 8.8 cms (3 1/2 ins)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Found at Fulham. Given by Dr David S. Price to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, before 1871. Transferred, 1901.
(Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer's Delftware, 1997)
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • M.P.G. 1871, X.7. M.P.G. 1876, X.10.
Other number
J24. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
3757-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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