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Bottle
Bottle, of heavy grey-buff earthenware, standing on a rounded tapering foot rim, globular body, tapering at shoulderbelow a raised rib, then flaring towards a narrow mouth with a broad rounded lip rim; ridged loop handle joined to body at raised rib and to the upper portion of the main body; the base largely unglazed, the exterior and visible interior with a rich mahogany brown manganese glaze, liberally streaked with darker brown giving the effect of closely grained polished wood, the glaze lighter around the mouth and neck, growing darker toward the base.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34570
Acquisition
Purchase, 1909
Measurements
Height
(cm): 15
diam
(cm): 10.2
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
manganese
glaze
Location
In store
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