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

Dish

ca. 1565-75 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of whitish fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Circular with a narrow rim. In the middle is a symmetrical bouquet of flowers and foliage in red, blue and green, enclosed between two blue curved serrated leaves, on each of which is overlaid a spray of tulips and other flowers in red and green. The leaves are again enclosed within two spikes of red flowers. On the rim are pairs of tulips separated by rosettes. A similar design decorates the underside.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Dish, fritware, painted in colours withsymetrical tulips, hyacinths and saz leaves, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1565-75.
Physical description
Dish of whitish fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Circular with a narrow rim. In the middle is a symmetrical bouquet of flowers and foliage in red, blue and green, enclosed between two blue curved serrated leaves, on each of which is overlaid a spray of tulips and other flowers in red and green. The leaves are again enclosed within two spikes of red flowers. On the rim are pairs of tulips separated by rosettes. A similar design decorates the underside.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 30.5cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.2032-1910

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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