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Pitt Rivers Museum

1884.40.12

Ceramic vessel of white ware that has been glazed white and painted with red flowers and green foliage. The body is elongated ovoid with a flat, unglazed, base. The neck is long and cylindrical although ridged half way up and ends with a simple rim.


1884.40.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic vessel of white ware that has been glazed white and painted with red flowers and green foliage. The body is elongated ovoid with a flat, unglazed, base. The neck is long and cylindrical although ridged half way up and ends with a simple rim.
Geographical reference
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1880
Date collected
?Prior to 1880
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 275 mm, Diameter: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.40.12 PR no.: 1/ 10513
Research and responses

Possibly collected by Pitt Rivers during his service in the Crimea War [1853-56] in 1854 [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery