Not currently on display at the V&A

Jar and Cover

c 1870-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The pottery at Villa Belvedere in Frascati, Italy, was specialising in the then fashionable 'Etruscan style' during the 1870s. The Museum of Practical Geology (from where this jar and cover were transferred in 1901) acquired ceramics production for its illustration of the use of different clays. The South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) was always more interested in the sources and influences on the design of shape and pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar Body
  • Jar Cover and Knob
Materials and techniques
Earthenware covered with a yellow glaze
Brief description
Jar and cover of red earthenware covered with a yellow glaze, Frascati, 19th century.
Physical description
Jar and cover of red earthenware covered with a yellow glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'V. B. FRASCATI' (Impressed. 'VB' for Villa Belvedere)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Summary
The pottery at Villa Belvedere in Frascati, Italy, was specialising in the then fashionable 'Etruscan style' during the 1870s. The Museum of Practical Geology (from where this jar and cover were transferred in 1901) acquired ceramics production for its illustration of the use of different clays. The South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) was always more interested in the sources and influences on the design of shape and pattern.
Bibliographic reference
Demmin, A: Guide de l'Amateur de Faiences et Porcelaines 1873, vol.1, p.501
Collection
Accession number
4208&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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