Dish
ca. 1565-75 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Production | register |
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Accession number | C.2032-1910 |
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Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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