Cup
17th century or 18th century (made)
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Cup and saucer made in one piece, fritware, painted in blue under a clear glaze. The cup has eight reserved-painted lobes on the outside with a zigzag motif. The inner rim is outlined in blue. There is a mark at the bottom of the cup. The saucer is also lobed and the eight frames are reserve-painted with alternating swastikas and lattices. The outer lobes are marked with groups of small leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Cup, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 17th or 18th century |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer made in one piece, fritware, painted in blue under a clear glaze. The cup has eight reserved-painted lobes on the outside with a zigzag motif. The inner rim is outlined in blue. There is a mark at the bottom of the cup. The saucer is also lobed and the eight frames are reserve-painted with alternating swastikas and lattices. The outer lobes are marked with groups of small leaves. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 524, p.283. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1143-1883 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2009 |
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