Dish
1560-90 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In the 1550s, Iznik potters experimented with decoration using coloured slips or liquid clay. Their great achievement was to find a type that turned red when fired under the glaze. This eye-catching red replaced the purple of earlier wares, just as a bright emerald colour replaced the sage green.
Iznik ceramics were exported all over Europe and the Middle East. Copies were also made, first in Ottoman provincial centres and then, after 1600, in a wider area including Italy and Iran.
Iznik ceramics were exported all over Europe and the Middle East. Copies were also made, first in Ottoman provincial centres and then, after 1600, in a wider area including Italy and Iran.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in polychrome before glazing |
| Brief description | Dish, fritware, painted in polychrome enamels with roses, hyacinths and tulips, Turkey, probably Iznik, 1560-90 |
| Physical description | Dish, fritware, with flat everted rim, slip covered and painted in polychrome with naturalistic flowers in the Kara Meni style with roses, hyacinths and tulips, the rim border with overlapping rosettes |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Summary | In the 1550s, Iznik potters experimented with decoration using coloured slips or liquid clay. Their great achievement was to find a type that turned red when fired under the glaze. This eye-catching red replaced the purple of earlier wares, just as a bright emerald colour replaced the sage green. Iznik ceramics were exported all over Europe and the Middle East. Copies were also made, first in Ottoman provincial centres and then, after 1600, in a wider area including Italy and Iran. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2029-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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