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Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Stripes and a rope pattern in blue.
Body colour: Reddish.
Glaze: White, finely crazed. Underside entirely wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories	Delftware Ceramics Containers Health SCRAN
Object type	Storage jar
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware Painted Tin Glazing
Brief description	Geometric
Physical description	Stripes and a rope pattern in blue. Body colour: Reddish. Glaze: White, finely crazed. Underside entirely wiped clean of glaze. Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions	Height: 9cm Diameter: 13.1cm Height: Ht. 9 cms (3 9/16 ins).() Diameter: D. 13.1 cms (5 1/8 ins)
Object history	Purchased by the Museum at the W. Ridout sale at Christie's 13/12/1938, Lot 179 Formerly W. Ridout Collection
Production	English
Subject depicted	Geometric Patterns
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 W.B. Honey, A Catalogue of the Collection formed by William Ridout, London, 1934, No: N.23E, Pl: XLVII.
Other number	J10. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.299-1938

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Record created	January 29, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O21197/storage-jar-unknown/

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