Flower Vase
ca. 1700 (made)
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Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Two seated Chinese figures and a divided bush-like form alternate with fences and foliage in blue and manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny bluish white. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Three nozzles alternating with twisted spurs. Concave on underside which has a deep spiral groove caused by turning. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny bluish white. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Three nozzles alternating with twisted spurs. Concave on underside which has a deep spiral groove caused by turning. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, London, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Vase of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. Two seated Chinese figures and a divided bush-like form alternate with fences and foliage in blue and manganese-purple. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny bluish white. Underside unglazed. Shape: Three nozzles alternating with twisted spurs. Concave on underside which has a deep spiral groove caused by turning. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray |
| Object history | Max and Maurice Rosenheim, London. Sothebys. 3:5:1923. Lot 184. |
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| 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 | I3. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.248-1923 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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