Cup and Saucer
about 1725 (made)
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Compare the decoration with that on an incense-holder with an Armenian/Turkish inscription dated 1726 in the Cincinnati Art Museum.
A pottery industry was well-established in Kütahya by the 17th century; there are references to 'cup makers' of Kütahya in 1608. In 1715 a French merchant, Paul Lucas, based in Istanbul sent to France a dozen coffee cups and saucers, bowls, two rosewater bottles, two salts and two writing sets. A ewer and basin in the Patriarchal collection in the church of St. James, Jerusalem, painted underglaze blue is inscribed with the date 1716.
A pottery industry was well-established in Kütahya by the 17th century; there are references to 'cup makers' of Kütahya in 1608. In 1715 a French merchant, Paul Lucas, based in Istanbul sent to France a dozen coffee cups and saucers, bowls, two rosewater bottles, two salts and two writing sets. A ewer and basin in the Patriarchal collection in the church of St. James, Jerusalem, painted underglaze blue is inscribed with the date 1716.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | fritware, painted polychrome, glazed |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer (with recessed centre), fritware with underglaze blue and polychrome decoration, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1725. |
| Physical description | Cup of beaker form and saucer with deep recessed or socketed well in a matching pattern of pointed medallions and floral sprays in a palette of underglaze yellow, pale green, ochre, blue and red on a white ground. |
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| Summary | Compare the decoration with that on an incense-holder with an Armenian/Turkish inscription dated 1726 in the Cincinnati Art Museum. A pottery industry was well-established in Kütahya by the 17th century; there are references to 'cup makers' of Kütahya in 1608. In 1715 a French merchant, Paul Lucas, based in Istanbul sent to France a dozen coffee cups and saucers, bowls, two rosewater bottles, two salts and two writing sets. A ewer and basin in the Patriarchal collection in the church of St. James, Jerusalem, painted underglaze blue is inscribed with the date 1716. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Cinncinati Art Museum incense holder is published in black and white in Carswell, John & Dowsett CJF. Kütahya Tiles and Pottery from the ArmenianCathedral of St. James, Jerusalem , Vol. I. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. Pl. 35. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 602&A-1874 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2004 |
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