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

Bowl

ca. 1520-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of fritware, painted in blue in the centre with a circular medallion containing a spiral stem with leaves. From it branch out cypress trees alternating with groups of flowers in blue and green. The outside is decorated with a wavy floral stem pattern also in blue and green.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue and turquoise-green, glazed
Brief description
Bowl, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1520-1550
Physical description
Bowl of fritware, painted in blue in the centre with a circular medallion containing a spiral stem with leaves. From it branch out cypress trees alternating with groups of flowers in blue and green. The outside is decorated with a wavy floral stem pattern also in blue and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Diameter: 29.8cm
Style
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
201-1892

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Record createdApril 9, 2009
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