Jug
ca. 1560 (made)
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Jug of fritware, pear-shape, with a curved handle, painted in shades of blue and outlined with black under a clear glaze. Decorated round the body and neck with floral scrolls, and three scrolled bands round the mouth, shoulder and bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Jug, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1560 |
| Physical description | Jug of fritware, pear-shape, with a curved handle, painted in shades of blue and outlined with black under a clear glaze. Decorated round the body and neck with floral scrolls, and three scrolled bands round the mouth, shoulder and bottom. |
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| Object history | Lot 35, Sale at Christies, March 15, 1888. |
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| Accession number | 359-1888 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2009 |
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