Not on display

Covered Jar

ca. 1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Petersdorfer Glashütte (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Petersdorf (made)

Covered jar of topaz-coloured glass, wheel-cut, silvered and engraved in imitation of Indian damascened metalwork known as Bhidri.

Object details

Object type
Covered jar
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cover
  • Jar
Materials and techniques
Glass, wheel-cut, silvered and engraved
Glass
Brief description
Wheel-cut, silvered and engraved glass covered jar, made by Fritz Heckert, Petersdorf (Germany), ca. 1882.
Physical description
Covered jar of topaz-coloured glass, wheel-cut, silvered and engraved in imitation of Indian damascened metalwork known as Bhidri.
Gallery label
JAR AND COVER

Fritz Heckert

Manufacturer

Germany (Petersdorff)

About 1882
Glass, wheel-cut, silvered

and with gilding

Like the rosewater bottle and stand nearby, this jar and cover was made in imitation of Indian damascened metalwork known as "Bidri" ware from the area in which it is made, around Calcutta. Bought from Heckert's shop at 41 Mohrenstrasse, Berlin.

168-1883
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
168A-1883

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Record createdApril 5, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34807/covered-jar-petersdorfer-glashütte/
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