Bowl
ca. 1575-1600 (made)
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Bowl of fritware, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground with a repeating design of pointed medallions filled in with arabesques, and surrounded on either side by a long-stemmed hyacinth; each of these designs is separated by symmetrically-arranged arabesques. Round the top and the base run borders composed of arches in blue enclosing small red floral devices.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
Brief description | Bowl, fritware, with polychrome underglaze painting with sprays of hyacinth and other flowers, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1575-1600 |
Physical description | Bowl of fritware, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground with a repeating design of pointed medallions filled in with arabesques, and surrounded on either side by a long-stemmed hyacinth; each of these designs is separated by symmetrically-arranged arabesques. Round the top and the base run borders composed of arches in blue enclosing small red floral devices. |
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Object history | Bought from the Hailstone Collection. |
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Accession number | 93-1891 |
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Record created | April 9, 2009 |
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