Dish
ca. 1585-1590 (made)
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The composition of a peahen in foliage on this bowl appears on several pieces of Iznik pottery from the 1580s. The great saz leaves hark back to the style of the 1540s and 1550s. But the running colours and generally coarse execution indicate that this is a much later work, probably around 1580.
The town of Iznik, in north-west Anatolia, was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
The town of Iznik, in north-west Anatolia, was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.
In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Narrow-rimmed dish with a bird, Turkey (probably Iznik), ca. 1585-1590. |
| Physical description | Shallow dish with a sketchily drawn bird among saz motifs. |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
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| Summary | The composition of a peahen in foliage on this bowl appears on several pieces of Iznik pottery from the 1580s. The great saz leaves hark back to the style of the 1540s and 1550s. But the running colours and generally coarse execution indicate that this is a much later work, probably around 1580. The town of Iznik, in north-west Anatolia, was known as a centre of ceramic production. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red was added to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds. |
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| Accession number | C.2005-1910 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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