Vase
ca. 1880-1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This large earthenware vase with a thin turquoise glaze over white underpainted flowers on scrolling lines was almost certainly made at the Bombay School of Art in about 1880 or 1890. The School's pottery was exported to the West through the great international exhibitions. The vase came to the museum in 1920.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, underpainted and glazed |
| Brief description | Vase, earthenware with turquoise glaze over white underpainted flowers on scrolling lines, Bombay School of Art, Mumbai, ca. 1880-1890 |
| Physical description | Thin turquoise glaze over white underpainted flowers on scrolling lines. |
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| Object history | Formerly Kennedy Loan 1, deposited in the museum in 1920 (1920/6589) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This large earthenware vase with a thin turquoise glaze over white underpainted flowers on scrolling lines was almost certainly made at the Bombay School of Art in about 1880 or 1890. The School's pottery was exported to the West through the great international exhibitions. The vase came to the museum in 1920. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.226-2006 |
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| Record created | October 24, 2006 |
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