Vase
ca. 1575-80 (made)
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Vase of greyish fritware, painted in blue over a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. Bulbous body and wide neck. Painted round the body with a row of conventional floral devices enclosed by curved leafy stems, and round the neck with detached flowers and leaves. At the base is a row of small lobed compartments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed |
| Brief description | Vase of greyish fritware, bulbous body and wide neck, painted over a white slip and covered with a clear glaze, Turkey, Iznik, ca 1575-80. |
| Physical description | Vase of greyish fritware, painted in blue over a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. Bulbous body and wide neck. Painted round the body with a row of conventional floral devices enclosed by curved leafy stems, and round the neck with detached flowers and leaves. At the base is a row of small lobed compartments. |
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| Production | Iznik publication date |
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| Bibliographic reference | Atasoy, Nurhan and Raby, Julian. Iznik: The pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London : Alexandria Press, 1989. pp. 240-1, Pl. 449 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 626-1902 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2009 |
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