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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Ewer

1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer (part), of fritware painted on white slip and glazed. Pear-shaped body painted with conventional ornament in panels with bands of flowers and foliage on a wavy stem above and below. The upper portion, the handle and the greater part of the spout is missing.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome painted, glazed
Brief description
Ewer (part), fritware, painted in enamels and glazed, Turkey (Kütahya), 1750-1800.
Physical description
Ewer (part), of fritware painted on white slip and glazed. Pear-shaped body painted with conventional ornament in panels with bands of flowers and foliage on a wavy stem above and below. The upper portion, the handle and the greater part of the spout is missing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Sir Charles Marling
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.151-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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