Plate
1510-1520 (made)
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During the eighth century Iraqi potters began to apply a lustring technique to their work. Taken from glass production, the lustre was created by applying metal compounds to the surface of a usually tin-glazed vessel, which was then submitted to a reduction firing. During this firing, the air supply is reduced and the resulting carbon monoxide reacts with the metallic compounds converting them in to an iridescent film. Islamic lustre ware was imported in to Italy and can still be seen in the form of basins, or bacini, embedded in the walls of some churches.
By the thirteenth century, the lustring technique had spread through the Islamic world to southern Spain and gradually spread northward in to Christian territory. Active trade between the ports of Mansises and Pisa introduced lustre ware to Italy and by the second half of the fifteenth century, the technique had been mastered by the potters at Deruta and shortly after at Gubbio. The former potteries specialised in a straw-coloured lustre, whereas the latter developed a rich ruby-coloured sheen.
By the thirteenth century, the lustring technique had spread through the Islamic world to southern Spain and gradually spread northward in to Christian territory. Active trade between the ports of Mansises and Pisa introduced lustre ware to Italy and by the second half of the fifteenth century, the technique had been mastered by the potters at Deruta and shortly after at Gubbio. The former potteries specialised in a straw-coloured lustre, whereas the latter developed a rich ruby-coloured sheen.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Plate with lustre decoration, made in Gubbio, ca. 1520. |
Physical description | Plate. The centre traversed with a band inscribed VIVA on a ground of scale pattern. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'VIVA' (in centre) |
Object history | Soulages Collection Historical significance: By the thirteenth century, the lustring technique had spread through the Islamic world to southern Spain from where it gradually spread northward in to Christian territory. Active trade between the ports of Mansises and Pisa introduced lustre ware to Italy and by the second half of the fifteenth century, the technique had been mastered by the potters at Deruta and shortly after at Gubbio. The former potteries specialised in a straw-coloured lustre, whereas the latter developed a rich ruby-coloured sheen. |
Historical context | During the eighth century Iraqi potters began to apply a lustring technique to their work. Taken from glass production, the lustre was created by applying metal compounds to the surface of a usually tin-glazed vessel, which was then submitted to a reduction firing. During this firing, the air supply is reduced and the resulting carbon monoxide reacts with the metallic compounds converting them in to an iridescent film. Islamic lustre ware was imported in to Italy and can still be seen in the form of basins, or bacini, embedded in the walls of some churches. |
Summary | During the eighth century Iraqi potters began to apply a lustring technique to their work. Taken from glass production, the lustre was created by applying metal compounds to the surface of a usually tin-glazed vessel, which was then submitted to a reduction firing. During this firing, the air supply is reduced and the resulting carbon monoxide reacts with the metallic compounds converting them in to an iridescent film. Islamic lustre ware was imported in to Italy and can still be seen in the form of basins, or bacini, embedded in the walls of some churches. By the thirteenth century, the lustring technique had spread through the Islamic world to southern Spain and gradually spread northward in to Christian territory. Active trade between the ports of Mansises and Pisa introduced lustre ware to Italy and by the second half of the fifteenth century, the technique had been mastered by the potters at Deruta and shortly after at Gubbio. The former potteries specialised in a straw-coloured lustre, whereas the latter developed a rich ruby-coloured sheen. |
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Other number | 504 - Rackham (1977) |
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Accession number | 8893-1863 |
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Record created | November 3, 2006 |
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