pilgrim bottle
Flask
ca. 1885 (made)
ca. 1885 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The bottle has a circular body with flattened sides swelling to a convex boss at the centre of each side raised on a rectangular foot. and a short tubular neck. The decoration is painted in cobalt-blue on a white ground with a vitreous glaze. The bosses are painted with an orchid-like flower and leaves enclosed by a ring of wavy foliated stems. On each side of the perimeter there is a vertical floral device. Two loop handles at the top either side of the neck are missing.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | pilgrim bottle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | painted and glazed fritware |
| Brief description | Domestic,fritware, white glaze with blue designs, Delhi 1885 |
| Physical description | The bottle has a circular body with flattened sides swelling to a convex boss at the centre of each side raised on a rectangular foot. and a short tubular neck. The decoration is painted in cobalt-blue on a white ground with a vitreous glaze. The bosses are painted with an orchid-like flower and leaves enclosed by a ring of wavy foliated stems. On each side of the perimeter there is a vertical floral device. Two loop handles at the top either side of the neck are missing. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Lady Ilbert, The Speaker's Court, Palace of Westminster |
| Object history | Delhi fritware was produced from about the 1870s onwards and was formed in moulds or raised by hand as the pieces were made of ground feldspar mixed with gum or starch which did not allow it to be thrown on a wheel. See Watt, Sir George, Indian Art at Delhi: being the Official Catalogue of the Delhi Exhibition, 1902-03, Calcutta, n.d., pp. 90-91 Purchased from Lady Ilbert, The Speaker's Court, Palace of Westminster. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1921/958 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.86-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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