Tazza
ca. 1500-1540 (made)
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This dish was probably produced in the town of Deruta, one of the main centres for the production of lustre ceramics in Italy in the sixteenth century. The sophisticated lustre technique had been transmitted to Italy from Spain, where it had been brought by Muslim craftsmen from the Middle East. A continuing link with the Middle East is shown by the subject matter of the decoration. The turbaned man portrayed here has been identified as the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481). Italians and other Europeans took a practical interest in their powerful Ottoman neighbours, and many portraits of the sultans appeared in prints, oil paintings, and other media.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with an opaque glaze and lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Tazza of earthenware with an opaque glaze and lustre decoration, probably Deruta, ca. 1500-1540 |
| Physical description | Tazza of earthenware with an opaque glaze and lustre decoration. With a bust portrait of possibly the Sultan Mohomet II. The portrait is painted in blue outline against a ground partly shaded in blue, within a border of flowers and foliage on a continuous scrolled stem. In front of the bust is a floral spray. The turban and flowered robe are coloured in lustre. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
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| Summary | This dish was probably produced in the town of Deruta, one of the main centres for the production of lustre ceramics in Italy in the sixteenth century. The sophisticated lustre technique had been transmitted to Italy from Spain, where it had been brought by Muslim craftsmen from the Middle East. A continuing link with the Middle East is shown by the subject matter of the decoration. The turbaned man portrayed here has been identified as the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II (1451-1481). Italians and other Europeans took a practical interest in their powerful Ottoman neighbours, and many portraits of the sultans appeared in prints, oil paintings, and other media. |
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| Accession number | C.2185-1910 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2005 |
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