Bottle

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Islamic Middle East, Room 42, The Jameel Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Iran (made)

Potters working in Iran during the rule of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1722) created striking ceramics using coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. This bottle has a delicate floral design in white slip, over a ground of beige slip.

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Category	Ceramics
Object type	Bottle
Materials and techniques	Fritware with slip decoration under clear glaze, and silver mount Fritware Slip Silver
Brief description	Fritware bottle with slip decoration and silver mount, Iran, probably Kirman, 1600-1700
Physical description	Fritware bottle, faceted, with slip decoration and silver mount.
Style	Safavid
Gallery label	Jameel Gallery Safavid Ceramics and Colour Safavid potters created brilliantly coloured ceramics. The effect was often achieved with glazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration. The most unusual appears on bottles made in the 17th century, which bear scenes of people and animals. A second technique used coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. Potters sometimes carved the slip away to reveal the white body beneath. In other cases, they added designs in white and other slips. 20-21 Bottle and Dish Iran, probably Kirman 1600-1700 Fritware under slip, with slip decoration, and silver mount (20) Museum nos. 375-1898; C.1972-1910, Bequest of George Salting(2006) Bottle, with sliver mount and cover of later date. 375-1898.(1954-)
Production	probably Kirman
Subject depicted	Flowers
Summary	Potters working in Iran during the rule of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1722) created striking ceramics using coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. This bottle has a delicate floral design in white slip, over a ground of beige slip.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	375-1898

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Record created	May 16, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154790/bottle-unknown/

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