On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Storage Jar

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

Stripes in blue with intersecting zig-zags in ochre.
Body colour: Pale buff.
Glaze: Pinkish buff with small brown specks. Underside unglazed with the exception of a very small area of glaze.
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 with intersecting zig-zags in ochre.
Body colour: Pale buff.
Glaze: Pinkish buff with small brown specks. Underside unglazed with the exception of a very small area of glaze.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 4.9cm
Height: Ht. 5.7 cms (2 1/4 ins).() Diameter: D. 4.9 cms (1 15/16 ins)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Langdon
Object history
Excavated in London.
Production
London (Aldgate, Southwark or Rotherhithe)
Subjects 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
J2. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.52-1948

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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