Bottle
17th century (made)
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The elegant shape of this bottle needs only a single glaze colour to set it off. This piece is one of the luxury items produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700.
In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased.
We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre, which was revived after 1650.
In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased.
We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre, which was revived after 1650.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Fritware with glazing |
Brief description | Pear-shaped bottle, fritware, with a monochrome dark blue glaze, Iran, 17th century. |
Physical description | Dark blue pear shaped bottle in monochrome glaze. Foot is unglazed. Similar in shape to example illustrated in Oliver Watson: Ceramics from Islamic Lands Kuwait National Museum the Al-Sabah Collection Cat.U23, page 469. |
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Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Safavid Ceramics and Colour
Safavid potters created brilliantly coloured ceramics. The effect was often achieved with
glazes of a single colour. Many of these wares have moulded or carved decoration. The most unusual appears on bottles made in the 17th century, which bear scenes of people and animals.
A second technique used coloured slips, or liquid clay, under the glaze. Potters sometimes carved the slip away to reveal the white body beneath. In other cases, they added designs in white and other slips.
6 Blue Bottle
Iran
1600-1700
Fritware under coloured glaze
Museum no. 553-1888(Jameel Gallery) |
Summary | The elegant shape of this bottle needs only a single glaze colour to set it off. This piece is one of the luxury items produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting, coloured glazes and lustre, which was revived after 1650. |
Bibliographic reference | Oliver Watson: Ceramics from Islamic Lands Kuwait National Museum the Al-Sabah Collection |
Collection | |
Accession number | 553-1888 |
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Record created | February 24, 2005 |
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