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Bottle

Bottle

  • Place of origin:

    Iznik, Turkey (made)

  • Date:

    1545-1550 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed

  • Credit Line:

    Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.

  • Museum number:

    C.1990-1910

  • Gallery location:

    Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case V, shelf 1

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The long green leaves interspersed with spiky blue ones accentuate the height of this large bottle. Here and there the design is enlivened with touches of greyish-purple. The design was clearly painted with some rapidity and seems to have been a piece for the market.

Physical description

Tall white bottle with large green leaves and smaller blue ones, with a few small additions of greyish-purple (mostly tulips). Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting.

Place of Origin

Iznik, Turkey (made)

Date

1545-1550 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed

Dimensions

Height: 41 cm, Diameter: 19.7 cm

Descriptive line

Tall white bottle with large green leaves and smaller blue ones, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1545-1550.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Greenhalgh, Paul Ed., Art Nouveau : 1890 - 1914. London: V&A Publications, 2000. 449 p.

Exhibition History

Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo 21/04/2001-08/07/2001)
Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (National Gallery of Art, Washington 08/10/2000-28/01/2001)
Art Nouveau - 1890-1914 (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/04/2000-30/07/2000)

Materials

Fritware

Techniques

Underglaze

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Leaves

Categories

Islam; Ceramics

Collection code

MES

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