On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Storage Jar

1st half 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stripes in blue and ochre with stepped pyramids in blue and brown.
Body colour: Pale buff.
Glaze: Dull buff. Two thirds of underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Geometric
Physical description
Stripes in blue and ochre with stepped pyramids in blue and brown.
Body colour: Pale buff.
Glaze: Dull buff. Two thirds of underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Diameter: 5cm
Object history
Found in Middlesex Street, London. Purchased from Mr G.F. Lawrence, Wandsworth, 1904.
Production
Aldgate, Southwark or Rotherhithe
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
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
Other number
J4. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
731-1904

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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