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

Dish

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish is painted in two grey-blues. A brown rim with the flange and well filled with six bracketed Kraak panels. They are densely filled with tassels and ribbons surrounding a rectangular box. The dividers contain a simplified leaf shape. A confused scroll of small leaves surround four main leaves in the centre. Three S-stems with a central leaf and slightly smaller sketchy leaves cover the outside. Three spur marks inside the base ring.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, painted
Brief description
Fritware dish, painted in grey-blue with six Kraak panels filled with tassels and ribbons around a rectangular box, central foliage motif, made in Iran, 17th century
Physical description
Dish is painted in two grey-blues. A brown rim with the flange and well filled with six bracketed Kraak panels. They are densely filled with tassels and ribbons surrounding a rectangular box. The dividers contain a simplified leaf shape. A confused scroll of small leaves surround four main leaves in the centre. Three S-stems with a central leaf and slightly smaller sketchy leaves cover the outside. Three spur marks inside the base ring.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.3cm
  • Width: 22cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1132-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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