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

Lamp

ca. 1875-1892 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lamp, fritware with decoration in coloured glaze. Spherical body with small foot and neck. Both the top and bottom of the body is decorated with blue and white vertical stripes. The central body has four roundels, each with a flower and compass shape in the centre, these roundels are surrounded by a turquoise background with scrolling flowers in reserve and red detail.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome painted, glazed
Brief description
Lamp, fritware, polychrome painted in a tradtional style, Turkey (Kütahya), 1875-1892.
Physical description
Lamp, fritware with decoration in coloured glaze. Spherical body with small foot and neck. Both the top and bottom of the body is decorated with blue and white vertical stripes. The central body has four roundels, each with a flower and compass shape in the centre, these roundels are surrounded by a turquoise background with scrolling flowers in reserve and red detail.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5in
  • Diameter: 8in
Register
Style
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
261-1892

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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