Dish
ca. 1560 (made)
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The Ottoman court's patronage of Iznik ceramics was renewed during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-7. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif, but from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale. Many were originally developed for tilework, such as this one.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif, but from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale. Many were originally developed for tilework, such as this one.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Dish with symmetrical design of large blossoms, Turkey (Iznik), around 1560. |
| Physical description | Fritware dish with underglaze-painted decoration in blue, red and green featuring four large blossoms emerging symmetrically from an eight-leaf central floral motif. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Production | Dating based on a similar piece illustrated in Iznik catalog (fig. 393). |
| Summary | The Ottoman court's patronage of Iznik ceramics was renewed during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-7. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif, but from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale. Many were originally developed for tilework, such as this one. |
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| Accession number | C.2015-1910 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2005 |
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