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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Jar

1880-1885 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, fritware, oval body with underglaze decoration in black and blue. The main body is decorated with flowers and scrolling leaves in two shades of blue, the neck has a narrow border of scrolled pattern with a manganese wash.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with decoration in coloured glaze
Brief description
Jar, fritware, lobed oval body with underglaze decoration of flowers and leaves in black and blue on white ground, from the studio of Ali Muhammad Isfahani, Tehran, Iran, 1880-1885
Physical description
Jar, fritware, oval body with underglaze decoration in black and blue. The main body is decorated with flowers and scrolling leaves in two shades of blue, the neck has a narrow border of scrolled pattern with a manganese wash.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.375in
  • Diameter: 7.75in
Register
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
517-1889

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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