Flask (Bottle)
1680-1700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The shape of this flask imitates square glass bottles made in the Netherlands. It was probably part of a set of twelve or sixteen flasks that would have packed into a wooden travelling case for use by agents or staff of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East Indian Company'), which was founded in 1602.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Square flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, 1680-1700 |
| Physical description | Square flask with small round flaring mouth; painted in underglaze blue with stylized plant motifs; the base bears the VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (The monogram 'VOC' on the base is for the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC, in Dutch, literally 'United East Indian Company', known in English as the Dutch East India Company, which was founded in 1602.) |
| Gallery label | Flask
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
Monogram V.O.C. of the Dutch East India Company on
base
Arita ware
JAPANESE; c.1650-1700
1615-1876
This flask was bought for the Museum in Persia.(as at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Acquired in Iran as part of the Richards Collection purchased by Major Robert Murdoch Smith. From the RICHARD collection. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The shape of this flask imitates square glass bottles made in the Netherlands. It was probably part of a set of twelve or sixteen flasks that would have packed into a wooden travelling case for use by agents or staff of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East Indian Company'), which was founded in 1602. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1615-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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