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Bottle, miniature
Small bottle, grey stoneware, standing on a spreading foot integral to the body; the body rising in globular form, tapering toward the shoulder and rising in a narrow, tapering neck with corded rim; loop handle with raised v-shaped lower terminal; the exterior and the interior covered with an iron-brown wash and a salt-glaze giving an orange peel-type effect; to the central body a disc shaped area of paler colouration , perhaps caused by misapplication of rosette or medallion; plaster restoration to handle.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35686
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 17th century
Acquisition
Purchase, 23/2/1915
Measurements
Height
(cm): 11.5
diam
(cm): 8
Length
(cm): 8.3
Height
(in): 4
diam
(in): 3
Length
(in): 3
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
salt-glaze
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
salt-glazed stoneware
Location
In store
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