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

Tankard

ca. 1575-1590 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tankard, fritware, cylindrical with flattened angular handle, decorated around the middle with raised floral scrolls in white slip, the upper and lower edgs are painted with bands in cobalt blue, glazed

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue and slip-painted in white, glazed
Brief description
Ceramic tankard, fritware, painted in white slip and cobalt blue underglaze, Turkey (Iznik), 1575-90, Middle East
Physical description
Tankard, fritware, cylindrical with flattened angular handle, decorated around the middle with raised floral scrolls in white slip, the upper and lower edgs are painted with bands in cobalt blue, glazed
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Conversion diameter: 11.75cm
Style
Object history
Bought, acquired as Rhodian ware
Collection
Accession number
684-1892

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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