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

Spouted Bowl

1640-1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl or spouted vessel, fritware, of compressed globular form with cylindrical collar, the shoulder with short, tapering tubular spout, covered with a cobalt blue wash, the neck carved through the pigment with a crenellated design, and glazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, carved, glazed
Brief description
Bowl with spout, fritware, covered in cobalt blue slip and carved, glazed; Iran, 1640-80.
Physical description
Bowl or spouted vessel, fritware, of compressed globular form with cylindrical collar, the shoulder with short, tapering tubular spout, covered with a cobalt blue wash, the neck carved through the pigment with a crenellated design, and glazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in black)
Gallery label
Pouring-bowl, Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in black. 18 Feb 1954
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 107, 110, 118, plate 89A
Collection
Accession number
1304-1876

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Record createdNovember 19, 2003
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