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

Tankard

ca. 1580-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tankard of whitish fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Cylindrical with an angular loop handle, painted in red, blue and green, outlined in dark olive-green, and with long curved serrated leaves and tulips and roses on wavy stems. Round the mouth and base are borders of cresting.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tankard, fritware, cylindrical with a loop handle, polychrome painted, Turkey (Iznik), 1580-1600
Physical description
Tankard of whitish fritware, painted in colours and covered with a clear glaze. Cylindrical with an angular loop handle, painted in red, blue and green, outlined in dark olive-green, and with long curved serrated leaves and tulips and roses on wavy stems. Round the mouth and base are borders of cresting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Gallery label
Mug. TURKISH (ISNIK); first half of 17th century. C.150-1911(1954-2005)
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.150-1911

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Record createdMarch 30, 2009
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