Bottle
1450-1550 (made)
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Bottle of slender pear-shape with spreading neck, cut down at the mouth, and low, straight foot enclosing a recessed, glazed base; there is some grit adhering to the foot-ring. Excavated at Hué in Vietnam.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Bottle, stoneware with crackled celadon glaze; from Vietnam, made in south China, Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Bottle of slender pear-shape with spreading neck, cut down at the mouth, and low, straight foot enclosing a recessed, glazed base; there is some grit adhering to the foot-ring. Excavated at Hué in Vietnam. |
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| Object history | The bottle belonged to the vendor's father who was curator of the Exeter Museum. Pasted on it is an old hand-written label reading: "Crackle pottery vase from a tomb Hué, Annam (1926 W.P. Lowe). XVth century, Ming dynasty." The vendor stated that the piece was brought to England from Annam (Vietnam) and given to her father by Mr. Willoughby Lowe, the archaeologist and explorer. |
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| Accession number | C.14-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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