Bottle
ca. 1585 (made)
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Bottle of whitish-grey fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Bulbous body, long tubular neck expanding slightly at the mouth, with blue knop near the lower end. Body and upper part of neck are decorated with goats, hounds, hares and other animals. Below the neck is divided into long narrow shaped panels. Round the mouth is a border of cresting.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Bottle, fritware, bulbous body, painted in colours with beasts, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1585. |
| Physical description | Bottle of whitish-grey fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Bulbous body, long tubular neck expanding slightly at the mouth, with blue knop near the lower end. Body and upper part of neck are decorated with goats, hounds, hares and other animals. Below the neck is divided into long narrow shaped panels. Round the mouth is a border of cresting. |
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| Gallery label | TURKISH (ISNIK) ; second half of 16th century.
SAlting Bequest. C.2004-1910.(1954-2005) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Production | register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Wallis, Henry Illustrated catalogue of specimens of Persian and Arab art : exhibited in 1885, London : Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1885
451 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2004-1910 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2009 |
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