Dish
ca. 1545 (made)
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This dish is an example of how the potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, expanded their colour palette in the 1530s. They added a rich green colour to their shades of blue and white and exploited this new colour in their designs. As if to celebrate, they created compositions of lush, spreading trees, which expand from the central area of this dish up the sides and right out to the rim.
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Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted in cobalt, turquoise and green, glazed |
Brief description | Deep white dish with large bushy flowers in green, blue and turquoise, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1545. |
Physical description | Deep white dish with large bushy flowers in green, blue and turquoise, most growing on a single thick stalk which begins at the bottom center of the composition. Rim is slightly foliated. |
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Gallery label | DISH
White earthenware painted in underglaze colours.
TURKISH (ISNIK); about 1520-50
Salting Bequest(Old gallery label) |
Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Summary | This dish is an example of how the potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, expanded their colour palette in the 1530s. They added a rich green colour to their shades of blue and white and exploited this new colour in their designs. As if to celebrate, they created compositions of lush, spreading trees, which expand from the central area of this dish up the sides and right out to the rim. |
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Accession number | C.1995-1910 |
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Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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