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Jug

ca. 1540-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of glazed fritware with a cylindrical neck and a bulbous body, and painted with flowers, leaves and scrolling stems in manganese and shades of blue.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Jug, fritware, bulbous body and painted in colours with flowrs and saz leaves, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1540-1550.
Physical description
Jug of glazed fritware with a cylindrical neck and a bulbous body, and painted with flowers, leaves and scrolling stems in manganese and shades of blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.4cm
  • Diameter: 20.9cm
Object history
Formerly the property of Lord Leighton PRA.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
223-1896

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Record createdMarch 9, 2009
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