Apothecary jar
Category
Ceramics
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Delftware
Measurements
188 mm (Height); 359 mm (Circumference)95 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Netherlands
Order this imageCollection
East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire
NT 201132
Summary
Dutch apothecary jar, blue design on white, peacocks at top corner with bowl of fruit in middle, all are standing on a scroll which is open in the centre. Tassels hang from bottom corners and in the centre are the head and wings of a cherub. The tassels extend to either side of the cherubs and support a selection of fruit.
Provenance
Part of a bequest of Mrs Cowie, 1977.
Marks and inscriptions
V/NIGRUM (on scroll)