Spittoon
ca. 1650-1700 (made)
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Spittoon-shaped vessel, fritware, the sides impressed at intervals to form a lobed body, painted in yellow under the glaze and metallic ruby-coloured lustre overglaze with bands of stylized iris and cypress trees.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Spittoon, fritware, painted in yellow and ruby-lustre with iris and cypress trees, Iran, 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Spittoon-shaped vessel, fritware, the sides impressed at intervals to form a lobed body, painted in yellow under the glaze and metallic ruby-coloured lustre overglaze with bands of stylized iris and cypress trees. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Watson, Oliver. Persian Lustre Ware. London: Faber and Faber, 1985. ISBN 0-571-13235-9. Colour Plate P, p. 165 |
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| Accession number | 534-1878 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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