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Bulb-pot
Bulb-pot, earthenware, semi-circular shape with flat back and bow front, standing on three bun-shaped feet, the front moulded with three arcaded panels with moulded foliate motifs in between, a strip of moulded circles along the top of the front side; the front side covered all over with silver lustre and decorated using silver resist techniques with two of the panels below the arcading containing a stylized flower head with palmettes and the other containing a basket of grapes, pomegranates and melons on which a bird perches, above the arcading are leafy sprigs, a leafy border along the lower rim.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35075
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1805-1825
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.1
Length
(cm): 21.2
Width
(cm): 7.5
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 8
Width
(cm): 2
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
lustre, silver
decoration
Applied Art
wax-resist
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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