PICKLED FRUIT (PC-057)
Region From: Possibly Shiraz, Persia.
Estimated Date of Production: 1700s.
Dimensions: 289 mm in height, 143 mm in circumference.
Weight: 602 grams.
Colour: Light green aqua.
Technique: Sand pontilled, freeblown, jagged lip with thick string rim of rouletted glass.
Description: Storage jar, likely intended for pickled fruits, as these are mentioned constantly in the references to the products of 17th century Shirazi glassworks.
Condition: Very near mint.
Provenance: Purchased October 2012 part of the Fairbourne Collection.
Literature: none.
Related Works outside this collection: none.
