Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1560
Publication Place
Iznik (made) Istanbul (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Furniture Islam
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 48cm, Diameter: 63cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.19-1987
Record ID
C.19-1987
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1560
Notes
This type of wooden table with a ceramic tile top held trays of food and drink. It would have used in an Ottoman palace, set before guests who sat on a low bench, or divan, built against the walls. Many large polygonal tiles survive from the Ottoman period, but this example is one of the very few that still serves its original purpose as a table top. It was made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia, which was known as a centre of ceramic production.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wood, inlaid with ebony and mother of pearl; with fritware ceramic top, painted under the glaze Wood Mother of Pearl Fritware Ebony Marquetry Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Body of the table: wood inlaid with ebony and mother of pearl; the top: fritware ceramic painted under the glaze. The tile has twelve sides, but the table is constructed with spandrel-like joins between the legs so that it stands on six legs.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman
