Pouring Flask

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A flask, with spouted mouth but no handle. Painted round the body with a landscape scene, with rising blades up the neck and two bands of sketchy diaper round the shoulder and mouth.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Pouring flask, porcelain decorated with a landscape scene and bands of sketchy diaper, Chinese, ca. 1820
Physical description
A flask, with spouted mouth but no handle. Painted round the body with a landscape scene, with rising blades up the neck and two bands of sketchy diaper round the shoulder and mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Dorothy B. Simpson
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011. p.30, pl.30
Collection
Accession number
FE.36-1977

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Record createdMarch 14, 2003
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