Jug
ca. 1585 (made)
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The potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, often combined Islamic and Chinese elements in their patterns. The S-shaped clouds on this jug, for example, are Chinese in origin.
The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds
The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
Brief description | Green jug with allover design of small clouds with two red dots; Turkey (probably Iznik), ca. 1585. |
Physical description | Fritware jug with narrow neck leading to globular body, narrow foot. Slim handle extends from mouth to just below narrowest part of neck. Turquoise background with all-over cloud motif in white, two red dots in centre of each. Cobalt blue stripe applied around lip, down handle. Vertical cobalt and red-on-white motifs alternating around neck. Narrow slightly flaring foot painted with double stripe. |
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Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Historical context | A pattern of closely-packed and staggered cloud motifs set against a blue or green ground characterizes a group of wares from the 1580s. The s-cloud motif was first recorded on a candlestick of the late 15th century (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, fig. 60) but vanished from the Iznik potters repertoire until 1580s which coincides with a more conservative trend associated with the end of Murad III's reign. This motif was rarely applied to dishes, but was popular on jugs. A further development of this style occurs on a series of jugs from the 1590s on which clouds float on a white ground (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, figs. 555-557). |
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Summary | The potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, often combined Islamic and Chinese elements in their patterns. The S-shaped clouds on this jug, for example, are Chinese in origin. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds |
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Accession number | C.1993-1910 |
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Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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