Plate
17th century or 18th century (made)
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Plate of fritware, with fluted cavetto and flanged rim, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The central medallion depicts a figure sitting by balustrades, behind him a landscape with hills and huts, surrounded by a bracketed frame of diapers. Round the flange are four flowerheads with leafy scrolls alternate with four foliate motifs. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 17th or 18th century |
| Physical description | Plate of fritware, with fluted cavetto and flanged rim, painted in cobalt blue under a clear glaze. The central medallion depicts a figure sitting by balustrades, behind him a landscape with hills and huts, surrounded by a bracketed frame of diapers. Round the flange are four flowerheads with leafy scrolls alternate with four foliate motifs. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue. |
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| Accession number | 1096-1883 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2009 |
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