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Date18th century (1701 - 1800)
Material and technique
porcelain with celadon glaze, underglaze painting in blue and overglaze enamels
Dimensions20.6 cm (diameter)
5.5 cm (height)
No. of items
Bequeathed by Jeffrey Story and Walter Cook, 1985.
Glossary of terms
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
Painting applied to ceramic material before a transparent, or monochrome or coloured glaze for Islamic objects, is applied. The technique was initially developed in China.