Dish
1650-1700 (made)
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A ceramic oblong dish with flowers and arabesques in brown and blue attributed to 17th century Iran. Dishes of this type were made in imitation of Chinese blue and white porcelain but retained their Persian character in the use of arabesques and other typically Persian elements.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | stonepastebody glazed and painted in blue and red |
| Brief description | Dish, fritware, rectangular, underglaze painted in blue with red slip, covered in a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-1700. |
| Physical description | Glazed stonepaste dish, oblong, with flowers and arabesques in blue and red. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Imitation Chinese 'tassel' mark in blue |
| Historical context | Forms part of a group of wares attributed to 17th century Iran, possibly Kirman. Decorated in imitation of Chinese blue and white porcelain, these wares typically retain their Persian character through elements such as cartouches and arabesques carried out in red, green and brown in addition to blue. |
| Production | Possibly Kirman |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | A ceramic oblong dish with flowers and arabesques in brown and blue attributed to 17th century Iran. Dishes of this type were made in imitation of Chinese blue and white porcelain but retained their Persian character in the use of arabesques and other typically Persian elements. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 867-1876 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2002 |
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