Object Detail
Description
garden pot, one drainage hole, small lug feet. Square with slightly flared sides and cut-off slightly concave corners . Some so badly cracked as to be unusable5211.1 (bad longitudinal cracks, numeral 17 impressed on base) 5211.2 (no glaze runs inside) 5211.3 (small glaze drip down from inside edge) 5211.4 (stuck inside .5) 5211.5 (.4 is stuck inside, numeral 17 impressed on base) 5211.6 (bad crack across base and piece around drainage hole missing) 5211.7 (no apparent cracking, one small glaze drip, numeral 17 impressed on base) 5211.8 (superficial cracks, no drips) 5211.9 (superficial cracks, several small drips, impressed 17) 5211.10 (slight longitudinal crack middle of one side, no drips but thumbprint size slight glaze mark just inside rim, impressed 17) 5211.11 (no apparent cracks or runs but numerous glaze drops, impressed 17) 5211.12 (no apparent cracks but several runs from inside glaze, impressed 17)
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
China
England
England
Media description
terracotta dark blue and black speckled glaze
Measurements
2 sizes
5211.1-5211.3 190 square at top x 210 deep
5211.4-5211.12 160 square at top x 180 deep
5211.1-5211.3 190 square at top x 210 deep
5211.4-5211.12 160 square at top x 180 deep
Inscriptions
Square impressed stamp on base with what appear to be Chinese characters inside. Some pots also have an impressed numeral 17.
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell.
Accession number
5211.7
TJC reference number
5188
