On display
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Bath-Rasp

ca. 1650-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Iran (made)

Bath-rasp in the shape of a shoe, underglaze-painted in blue, depicting loose pendant floral shapes and trellis panels against white ground

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Bath-rasp
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze-painted in blue against white ground, unglazed base
Fritware
Painted
Brief description
Ceramic; Bath-rasp in shape of shoe, fritware underglaze-painted in blue against white, Iran, 1650-1750
Physical description
Bath-rasp in the shape of a shoe, underglaze-painted in blue, depicting loose pendant floral shapes and trellis panels against white ground
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Length: 14.8cm
  • Width: 6cm
Style
Safavid
Bibliographic references
  • Crowe, Yolande. Persia and China. Safavid blue and white ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum 1501-1738. London: Thames & Hudson, 2002, Cat. no. 533, p. 286.
  • Moya Carey, Persian Art. Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V&A, London, 2017, p.168.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
1025-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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