Dish
ca. 1550-1555 (made)
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After 1520, the potters of Iznik in north-west Anatolia gradually expanded their range of colours. By 1550, they were using blue, turquoise, sage green, tones of mauve and purple, and a greenish black. Here, these colours have been used to depict a spray of flowers that rises from a small clump of leaves.
The town of Iznik was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) 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 town of Iznik was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) 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 | White dish with blue tulips and purplish carnations on spiky stems, Turkey (probably Iznik), ca. 1550-1555. |
| Physical description | White dish with blue tulips and purplish carnations on spiky stems. Rim is slightly foliated. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
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| Summary | After 1520, the potters of Iznik in north-west Anatolia gradually expanded their range of colours. By 1550, they were using blue, turquoise, sage green, tones of mauve and purple, and a greenish black. Here, these colours have been used to depict a spray of flowers that rises from a small clump of leaves. The town of Iznik was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) 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.1982-1910 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2003 |
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