Dish
ca. 1550-1560 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This large dish is a good example of Iznik ware with a coloured ground. In the 1550s, potters in Iznik in Turkey were using a variety of coloured slips (liquid clay) to cover the bodies of their wares. They then added detailed designs in slips of contrasting colours and paint.
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 to the range of colours painted under the glaze using a special liquid clay.
In the following decades, Iznik potter decorated high-quality tiles 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 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 to the range of colours painted under the glaze using a special liquid clay.
In the following decades, Iznik potter decorated high-quality tiles 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
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Fritware, covered in salmon-pink slip, polychrome underglaze painted, and glazed |
| Brief description | Deep dish with sparsely flowering arabesques on salmon-coloured slip, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1550-1560. |
| Physical description | Deep dish with sparsely flowering green-stemmed arabesques on salmon-coloured slip. Central composition has arabesque forming five rings, four arranged around a central one, each with a flower in its center. Blue tufts fill the spaces left by the four outer rings. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Styles | |
| Gallery label |
|
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This large dish is a good example of Iznik ware with a coloured ground. In the 1550s, potters in Iznik in Turkey were using a variety of coloured slips (liquid clay) to cover the bodies of their wares. They then added detailed designs in slips of contrasting colours and paint. 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 to the range of colours painted under the glaze using a special liquid clay. In the following decades, Iznik potter decorated high-quality tiles in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds. |
| Bibliographic references |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2014-1910 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | December 3, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
