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

Jug

1590-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of fritware, painted with a repeated leaf motif in blue on a white reserve, outlined in black and against a green ground, the shoulder with a band of stylized foliate design against a red ground under a clear glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Jug, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1590-1600
Physical description
Jug of fritware, painted with a repeated leaf motif in blue on a white reserve, outlined in black and against a green ground, the shoulder with a band of stylized foliate design against a red ground under a clear glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm
  • Conversion diameter: 19.04cm
Style
Gallery label
Ewer. Enamelled earthenware; arabesque scrolls in green, blue and orange. Persian
Object history
Bought ( Bernal Collection)
Collection
Accession number
1708A-1855

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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