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

Plate

ca. 1585-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of fritware, painted in red, blue and green at the centre with a flowering tree and tulips on a blue ground, surrounded by a border of groups of spirals. The under edge is decorated with tulips and rosettes, alternating.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Plate, fritware, polychrome painted with a flowering branch, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1685-1600.
Physical description
Plate of fritware, painted in red, blue and green at the centre with a flowering tree and tulips on a blue ground, surrounded by a border of groups of spirals. The under edge is decorated with tulips and rosettes, alternating.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28.6cm
Style
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
726-1893

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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