المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1550
مكان النشر
Damascus (made) -
الموضوع
Peacock
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Conversion length: 26.2cm, Width: 22.9cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
946-1873
رقم السجل
946-1873
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1550
ملاحظات
During the 16th century, the city of Damascus became a major provincial Ottoman capital. To reflect its new status, there was a rise in public buildings which included new mosques, tombs and grand houses. These buildings all required impressive tilework and attracted skilled tilemakers from throughout Syria. Tiles from this period are exuberant and lively, with a distinctive vibrant palette, loosely derived from Iznik tile work. In the 19th century, Damascus tile work was discovered by English collectors suchs as Lord Leighton, who furnished his house in Holland Park, Leighton House, with tiles. In turn this fashion inspired Arts and Crafts designers, such as WIlliam de Morgan, to copy these 16th century designs and invent their own designs. The peacock was an important motif of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
İlişki
Greville John Chester
Tarihsel bağlam
The Reverend Greville John Chester ( 1830-1892), upon his retirement from the church in 1865, wintered in Egypt where he collected antiquities, which he later sold or presented to the British Museum, Fitzwilliam Museum and the V&A.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted and glazed Fritware Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Rectangular fritware tile, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, black and sage green with the body of a peacock surrounded by stylized carnations. The tile is in a white painted wooden frame
Üslup
Ottoman