Bottle
1644 (dated)
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Bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Geometric decoration and the date 1644 below the handle in blue. Body colour: Dark reddish buff. Glaze: Dull white.
Shape: Underside unglazed with possible traces of pale slip, concave without foot-rim. Handle of oval section, flatter on the inside with a concave depression on the terminal. Groove just below mouth. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Shape: Underside unglazed with possible traces of pale slip, concave without foot-rim. Handle of oval section, flatter on the inside with a concave depression on the terminal. Groove just below mouth. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
Brief description | Bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, made in London, dated 1644. |
Physical description | Bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Geometric decoration and the date 1644 below the handle in blue. Body colour: Dark reddish buff. Glaze: Dull white. Shape: Underside unglazed with possible traces of pale slip, concave without foot-rim. Handle of oval section, flatter on the inside with a concave depression on the terminal. Groove just below mouth. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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Marks and inscriptions | '1644'. (Date; painted) |
Object history | Purchased from Mr Sidney Levin, Twickenham, Middlesex, 1965. |
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Other number | E5. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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Accession number | C.17-1965 |
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Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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