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Coffee cup and saucer

Title	Coffee cup and saucer
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1725
Publication Place	Turkey (made) KÃ¼tahya (City) -
Subject	Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	603&A-1874
Record ID	603&A-1874
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1725
Notes	A pottery industry was well-established in KÃ¼tahya by the 17th century; there are references to 'cup makers' of KÃ¼tahya 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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	fritware, polychrome painted, glazed Fritware Glazed Painted
Parçalar	Cup (Beaker), Saucer
Fiziksel açıklama	Cup of beaker shape and saucer with recessed or socketed well, fritware, painted with line bands in underglaze blue and colourful enamels of red, green, and yellow, outlined in black, with a textile like pattern of repeated lozenges alternating with palmettes
Üslup	Ottoman

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Coffee cup and saucer

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1725

Publication Place Turkey (made) KÃ¼tahya (City) -

Subject Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 603&A-1874

Record ID 603&A-1874

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1725

Notes A pottery industry was well-established in KÃ¼tahya by the 17th century; there are references to 'cup makers' of KÃ¼tahya 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.

Malzemeler ve teknikler fritware, polychrome painted, glazed Fritware Glazed Painted

Parçalar Cup (Beaker), Saucer

Fiziksel açıklama Cup of beaker shape and saucer with recessed or socketed well, fritware, painted with line bands in underglaze blue and colourful enamels of red, green, and yellow, outlined in black, with a textile like pattern of repeated lozenges alternating with palmettes

Üslup Ottoman