Dish
1785 (dated)
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This large bowl imitates contemporary designs found in colourful Chinese export ware, also painted with court figures, flowers and butterflies, some of these Chinese prototypes were ordered with dedications in Islamic script.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed fritware with polychrome decoration and gilding |
| Brief description | Dish, glazed fritware with polychrome decoration, Iran, dated 1785 |
| Physical description | Dish of glazed fritware, painted in colours with figures in compartments, and borders of flowers, with a band of gilding at the rim. Date 1201 A.H. (A.D. 1785). |
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| Object history | Bought, 15s. the two [469&A-1878]. |
| Production | Register |
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| Summary | This large bowl imitates contemporary designs found in colourful Chinese export ware, also painted with court figures, flowers and butterflies, some of these Chinese prototypes were ordered with dedications in Islamic script. |
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| Accession number | 469A-1878 |
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| Record created | March 30, 2009 |
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