Tea Bowl

ca. 1690-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The exterior has three panels of oriental derived motifs alternating with tassels in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: White and finely crazed. Many small white dots in the glaze, particularly visible on painted areas.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Tea bowl decorated with oriental motifs
Physical description
The exterior has three panels of oriental derived motifs alternating with tassels in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: White and finely crazed. Many small white dots in the glaze, particularly visible on painted areas.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Height: Ht. 5.1 cms (2 ins).() Diameter: D. 7.6 cms (3 ins)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Prof. F. H. Garner
Object history
Professor F.H. Garner Bequest, 1965.
Production
London (probably Norfolk House)
Subject 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
H1. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.256-1991

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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