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

Dish

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

Dish of fritware, painted in various shades of blue in the centre with a large flower amid leafy and flowering stems, surrounded by a border of rosettes and trefoils; the lobed rim is decorated with lozenges, and round the outside runs a band of wavy floral stems.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze painting
Brief description
Dish, fritware with underglaze painting in shades of blue, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1520-1550
Physical description
Dish of fritware, painted in various shades of blue in the centre with a large flower amid leafy and flowering stems, surrounded by a border of rosettes and trefoils; the lobed rim is decorated with lozenges, and round the outside runs a band of wavy floral stems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 37.5cm
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1763-1892

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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