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

Ewer

ca. 1650-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ewer, earthenware, of globular shape with ribbed flared neck, tapering faceted spout and ear shaped handle, the neck with a pattern of 'beaded' slip forming bands of flowerheads and rosettes, covered in a thick opaque celadon-coloured glaze


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, sprig-moulded, green glazed
Brief description
Ewer, coarse fritware, covered with an opaque pale green glaze imitating Chinese celadon ware; Iran, 1650-1720
Physical description
Ewer, earthenware, of globular shape with ribbed flared neck, tapering faceted spout and ear shaped handle, the neck with a pattern of 'beaded' slip forming bands of flowerheads and rosettes, covered in a thick opaque celadon-coloured glaze
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Style
Gallery label
Ewer. 1300-1876.(1954-)
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. 133p., ill. Pages 71, 108, plate 93C
Collection
Accession number
1300-1876

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Record createdNovember 19, 2003
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