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

Bowl

ca. 1575-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 33.7cm
  • Height: 22.5cm
Object history
Bought from the Hailstone Collection.
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
93-1891

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Record createdApril 9, 2009
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