Dish
ca. 1530-1535 (made)
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The decoration on this bowl illustrates an important turning-point in the history of ceramics made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia. In the 1530s, potters there turned away from the tightly organized designs of earlier years and began to decorate their wares freehand. Soon they were executing charming designs in a blue and turquoise palette, like this scene in which a snake creeps up on an unsuspecting bird in a tree.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted in cobalt blue and turquoise, glazed |
Brief description | Stonepaste, painted in blue and turquoise, with a snake approaching a bird in a tree. Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1530-35. Salting Bequest. |
Physical description | White fritware dish, painted in blue and turquoise. Depicts a snake approaching a bird in a tree. |
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Gallery label | DISH
White earthenware painted in blue and turquoise.
TURKISH (ISNIK); first half of 16th century.
Salting Collection.(Used until 11/2003) |
Credit line | Salting Bequest |
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Summary | The decoration on this bowl illustrates an important turning-point in the history of ceramics made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia. In the 1530s, potters there turned away from the tightly organized designs of earlier years and began to decorate their wares freehand. Soon they were executing charming designs in a blue and turquoise palette, like this scene in which a snake creeps up on an unsuspecting bird in a tree. |
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Accession number | C.2019-1910 |
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Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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