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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

ca. 1535-1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of glazed greyish fritware, bulb-shaped and painted in shades of blue with a repeating design of groups of flowers separated by triangular compartments attached to the upper and lower borders which contain zigzag ornament.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt and turquoise, glazed
Brief description
Jar of glazed fritware, bulb-shaped and painted on a white slip, Iznik, early 16th century.
Physical description
Jar of glazed greyish fritware, bulb-shaped and painted in shades of blue with a repeating design of groups of flowers separated by triangular compartments attached to the upper and lower borders which contain zigzag ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Object history
Purchased in Istanbul in 1897 from Mrs Alice Whitaker, daughter and heir of William Henry Wrench (1836-96). Wrench was British consul in the city when he died, and he had formed a significant collection of Ottoman and Iranian objects while in the consular service. For images of how Wrench displayed his collection in his home in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of the city, see V&A: PH.331 to 334-1892.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
350-1897

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Record createdMarch 11, 2009
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