Pottery Collection (page 100)

Octagonal set of Merrymen Plates, c. 1680 (tin-glazed earthenware)
3255310 Octagonal set of Merrymen Plates, c.1680 (tin-glazed earthenware) by English School, (17th century); diam: 19.1 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; (add.info)

Making pots in Papua (colour litho)
3104486 Making pots in Papua (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making pots in Papua)

Thin-walled cup (ceramic)
1216483 Thin-walled cup (ceramic) by Roman, (1st century AD); diameter: 10.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Italy Plain, two handles)

Hydria (fired clay)
1216362 Hydria (fired clay) by Greek, (3rd century BC); 43x24.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info)

Deep bowl with bright red and black exterior separated by a white band, kerma beaker
1216348 Deep bowl with bright red and black exterior separated by a white band, kerma beaker, 13th-14th Dynasties, c.1755-1640 BC (fired clay) by Egyptian; 11x14.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Attic white-ground lekythos showing a woman and youth at a tomb (ceramic)
1216337 Attic white-ground lekythos showing a woman and youth at a tomb (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 36.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cizhou Jar with Cover, Northern Song Dynasty (glazed stoneware)
1219147 Cizhou Jar with Cover, Northern Song Dynasty (glazed stoneware) by Chinese School; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; eFreer Slacker Gallery; Freer Gallery of Art

The Grand Gallery (engraving)
733542 The Grand Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grand Gallery, Rockingham Warehouse, John Thomas Brameld & Co, china, glass)

Firing an Early Kiln, c. 1630s (manuscript vellum)
708967 Firing an Early Kiln, c.1630s (manuscript vellum) by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Probably for maiolica ware.); The Stapleton Collection; Italian

Vase, from the tomb of Poggio Sommavilla (glass paste)
704149 Vase, from the tomb of Poggio Sommavilla (glass paste) by Roman; Museo Etrusco, Lazio, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Bowl with Horseman and Pseudo-Kufic Insription (fritware with overglaze in lustre)
702601 Bowl with Horseman and Pseudo-Kufic Insription (fritware with overglaze in lustre) by Iranian school (13th century); diam: 21.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Lord Kitchener toby jug, crafted by Wilkinson, 1915 (ceramic)
XCF306063 Lord Kitchener toby jug, crafted by Wilkinson, 1915 (ceramic) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); height: 26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Salad bowl depicting shipping on the Loire, Nevers, 1800 (ceramic)
NUL311536 Salad bowl depicting shipping on the Loire, Nevers, 1800 (ceramic) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Marine de Loire, Chateauneuf-sur-Loire

Ixil funerary urn with feline lid, Nebaj, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (900-1200
JPC310160 Ixil funerary urn with feline lid, Nebaj, Guatemala, Late Classic Period (900-1200) (polychrome earthenware) (see also 238288) by Mayan; height: 110 cm; Museo Popol Vuh

Charger featuring the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, c
HMP250964 Charger featuring the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, c.1680 (tin-glazed earthenware) by English School, (17th century); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

King receiving fealty, Mochica (earthenware)
XBP231887 King receiving fealty, Mochica (earthenware) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Attic black figure amphora depicting warriors fighting and fantastical animals (ceramic)
XIR240297 Attic black figure amphora depicting warriors fighting and fantastical animals (ceramic) by Greek, (6th century BC); Musee Municipal Antoine Vivenel, Compiegne

Detail from a vase depicting artisans (ceramic)
XIR229310 Detail from a vase depicting artisans (ceramic) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); Golestan Palace Library, Tehran, Iran; Chinese, out of copyright

Manises Jug (earthenware)
CZA229137 Manises Jug (earthenware) by Spanish School, (15th century); height: 22 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Spanish, out of copyright

Attic black figure neck amphora
HSC234369 Attic black figure neck amphora by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to the Antimenes group; ); Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek

Attic alabastron (terracotta)
HSC249038 Attic alabastron (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 21.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Attic black-glazed lekythos (ceramic)
HSC249037 Attic black-glazed lekythos (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 27.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Posset pot with lid, 1711 (slipware)
HMP250977 Posset pot with lid, 1711 (slipware) by English School, (18th century); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; (add.info.: decorated with piped motifs and letters)

Peacock sitting on the branch of a wild rose bush (faience)
XIR375799 Peacock sitting on the branch of a wild rose bush (faience) by Turkish School, (16th century); Musee National de Ceramique, Sevres, France; (add.info.: peacock on hips; ); Turkish

Chinese glazed jars (glazed earthenware)
LIT372708 Chinese glazed jars (glazed earthenware) by Chinese School; (add.info.: used by the Dayak Iban for ceremonial purposes and as a symbol of wealth; ); Photo eLuca Tettoni; Chinese

Interior of a Potters Workshop, from Volume II Arts and Trades of
STC267690 Interior of a Potters Workshop, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, engraved by C.F. Letellier, pub

Attic red figure bell krater, c. 440 BC (terracotta) (see 270384 for detail)
HSC270383 Attic red figure bell krater, c.440 BC (terracotta) (see 270384 for detail) by Greek, (5th century BC); height: 31.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Stemmed kylix (ceramic)
HSC270377 Stemmed kylix (ceramic) by Mycenaean, (14th century BC); height: 19.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Greek, out of copyright

Athenian red-figure stemless cup, c. 400 BC (ceramic) (see also 278896)
AMQ278897 Athenian red-figure stemless cup, c.400 BC (ceramic) (see also 278896) by Greek, (5th century BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Greek, out of copyright

Pot with a scene of women bathing (painted terracotta) (see also 349779)
XZO349753 Pot with a scene of women bathing (painted terracotta) (see also 349779) by Greek; Archaeological Institute, Catania, Italy; Greek, out of copyright

Mining for white clay, from a series of illustrations of the manufacture of china (litho
KDC349464 Mining for white clay, from a series of illustrations of the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series) by Chinese School (19th century)

Making coarse clay cases to hold the china while in the furnace
KDC349461 Making coarse clay cases to hold the china while in the furnace, from a series of illustrations of the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series)

Painting blue flowers on vases, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of
KDC349455 Painting blue flowers on vases, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series) by Chinese School (19th century)

Opening and closing furnaces, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china
KDC349450 Opening and closing furnaces, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series) by Chinese School (19th century)

Bowl, Koryo period, second half of 12th century (ceramic)
FSG325286 Bowl, Koryo period, second half of 12th century (ceramic) by Korean School (12th century); 8.1x20 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Bowl with incised decoration, Southeastern China, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty
FSG325285 Bowl with incised decoration, Southeastern China, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty (ceramic) by Chinese School; 4.2x16 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea bowl, Fujian province (ceramic)
FSG325162 Tea bowl, Fujian province (ceramic) by Chinese School, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); 5x12 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea bowl, Fujian province, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty
FSG325156 Tea bowl, Fujian province, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century (ceramic) by Chinese School; 6.5x13 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea bowl, Fujian province, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty
FSG325137 Tea bowl, Fujian province, Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century (ceramic) by Chinese School; 6.9x12.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Bowl, Detroit, Michigan, c. 1912 (ceramic)
FSG325134 Bowl, Detroit, Michigan, c.1912 (ceramic) by American School, (20th century); diam: 9.8 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea bowl with incised decoration, Tsushima island, Nagasaki prefecture
FSG325106 Tea bowl with incised decoration, Tsushima island, Nagasaki prefecture, Edo period (ceramic) by Japanese School, (18th century); 8.1x13.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea caddy with two lugs, Koishibara, Fukuoka prefecture, Edo period
FSG324753 Tea caddy with two lugs, Koishibara, Fukuoka prefecture, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century (ceramic) by Japanese School; 9.5x5.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Hanging vase, Saga prefecture, Edo period or Meiji era (ceramic)
FSG324744 Hanging vase, Saga prefecture, Edo period or Meiji era (ceramic) by Japanese School, (19th century); 14x18.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tea ceremony water jar, Kyoto, Kyoto-fu, Edo period (ceramic)
FSG324743 Tea ceremony water jar, Kyoto, Kyoto-fu, Edo period (ceramic) by Japanese School; 16.6x15.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: Raku ware)

Tea-leaf storage jar with four lugs on squared shoulder, Toki or Mizunami
FSG324720 Tea-leaf storage jar with four lugs on squared shoulder, Toki or Mizunami, Gifu prefecture, Edo period (ceramic) by Japanese School, (17th century); 29.1x25x25 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Tea ceremony water jar, Edo period, late 18th-mid 19th century
FSG324702 Tea ceremony water jar, Edo period, late 18th-mid 19th century (stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under feldspathic glaze) by Japanese School; 12.5x14 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Ewer with lacquer lid, Hizen Province, Momoyama period, early 17th century
FSG324699 Ewer with lacquer lid, Hizen Province, Momoyama period, early 17th century (stoneware with iron and rice-straw ash glazes) by Japanese School

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