Object Studies

Blue-and-white bottle with a metal lid

White shading into deep blue, closed with a metal lid and finial.

A blue-and-white decorative bottle with a metal lid stands on a wooden surface against a plain wall.

Fig. 1

A tall bottle, white at the shoulder and shading into deep blue towards the foot, with pale yellow-brown streaks running down from the neck.

Detail of the bottle: the metal lid and stepped finial.
Fig. 1a. Lid and finial.
Detail of the bottle: pale streaks where the blue shades into white.
Fig. 1b. Where blue meets white.

A metal lid with a stepped finial closes the top, and a metal ring holds the foot.

It stands alone in the middle of a wooden surface, with a wide plain wall above it.

Specimen facts

ObjectDecorative bottle with a metal lid
MaterialCeramic, with a metal lid and foot ring
Photograph byBigul Malayi, CC0, WordPress Photo Directory

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