Not on display

Dispensing Pot

ca. 1770-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Lambeth (made)

Strokes and flourishes in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Finely crazed. Foot-rim wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Containers
Object type
Dispensing pot
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Glazed
Brief description
Geometric
Physical description
Strokes and flourishes in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Finely crazed. Foot-rim wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.1cm
  • Diameter: 5.3cm
Height: Ht. 3.1 cms (1 1/4 ins).() Diameter: D. 5.3 cms (2 1/16 ins)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Greg
Production
London (probably Lambeth)
Subject depicted
Geometric Patterns
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
J29. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.26-1928

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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