Dish
1715-1740 (made)
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Shallow dish painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The design in the shallow centre of the bowl is of a double rosette, formed by ten petals in the inner band and fifteen in the outer one, from which four pairs of leaves sprout at the cardinal points. Six pointed medallions spaced by floral sprays decorate the wide, flat rim which has an edging border of six sections of overlapping hemispheres spaced by a double leaf and bud motif.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, fritware, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, Turkey (Kütahya), 1715-40 |
| Physical description | Shallow dish painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The design in the shallow centre of the bowl is of a double rosette, formed by ten petals in the inner band and fifteen in the outer one, from which four pairs of leaves sprout at the cardinal points. Six pointed medallions spaced by floral sprays decorate the wide, flat rim which has an edging border of six sections of overlapping hemispheres spaced by a double leaf and bud motif. |
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| Gallery label | DISH
White earthenware painted in blue.
TURKISH (KUTAHIA) ; 18th century(Old gallery label) |
| Historical context | This dish reflects the popular and enduring taste for Chinese blue and white ceramics that influenced pottery production in the Middle East for centuries. |
| Bibliographic reference | Compare with Carswell, John & Dowsett CJF. Kütahya Tiles and Pottery from the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem , Vol. II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. p. 23, Fig. 6a. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 596-1874 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2000 |
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