Drug Jar
ca. 1640-1650 (made)
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One side is painted in blue with a scrolling cartouche and an animal's head below inscribed LOH: DE: PAPAERE flanked by striped heads with protruding tongues.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pinkish white and much crazed. Underside un-glazed.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pinkish white and much crazed. Underside un-glazed.
Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (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 | Drug jar 'Pipe Smokers' and an inscription |
| Physical description | One side is painted in blue with a scrolling cartouche and an animal's head below inscribed LOH: DE: PAPAERE flanked by striped heads with protruding tongues. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Pinkish white and much crazed. Underside un-glazed. Shape: Slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Liselotte Caraco, in memory of her husband, Dr Max Caraco |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Liselotte Caraco in memory of her husband Dr. Max Caraco, London, 1991. |
| Production | London (Southwark, may be Rotherhithe) |
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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 | K1. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.186-1991 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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