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Bellarmine
Bellarmine, of pale-grey stoneware, standing on a narrow raised foot integral to the body, the body, bulbous, the neck narrow, long and slightly tapered ending in a cordoned rim; loop handle with central ridge and elongated lower terminal; the exterior covered with a rich dark iron-brown wash and a light salt-glaze giving an 'orange peel' effect; applied to the neck, with a bearded face mask, below this to the body with an applied medallion containing the letters P V A in a monogram above an anchor.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35773
Acquisition
Purchase, 23/2/1915
Measurements
Height
(cm): 20
diam
(cm): 12.4
Height
(in): 7
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
salt-glaze
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
Material
salt-glazed stoneware
Location
In store
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