Elizabethan Costrel
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1929
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Presented by
- Major Rudolph Burney through The Art Fund
A north Italian marbled slipware costrel with egg shaped body, long neck, flared pedestal base and four loop handles, of brown, green and white marbled ware from the Elizabethan period.
A costrel is a large bottle with an ear or ears through which a cord might be passed so it could be suspended from the waist.
Provenance
Excavated at King William Street, London.