Plate
mid 17th century (made)
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Plate of fritware, decorated with an incised lotus flower on the well, enclosing an armenian monogram in the middle, painted in cobalt blue under a transparent glaze. It seems likely that the monogram belongs to Paron Safraz, who died in 1728. The rim is also painted in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, incised and painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, fritware, incised and painted in underglaze blue, Iran, mid 17th century |
| Physical description | Plate of fritware, decorated with an incised lotus flower on the well, enclosing an armenian monogram in the middle, painted in cobalt blue under a transparent glaze. It seems likely that the monogram belongs to Paron Safraz, who died in 1728. The rim is also painted in blue. |
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| Accession number | 2714-1876 |
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| Record created | September 29, 1998 |
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