Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1560
Publication Place
Iznik (made) -
Subject
Carnations Leaves
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 29.4cm, Height: 5.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
276-1893
Record ID
276-1893
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1560
Notes
This decorative dish has the coloured ground that featured on some Iznik wares from the 1550s. At this time potters in Iznik in Turkey were using a variety of coloured slips (liquid clay) to cover the bodies of their wares. They then added detailed designs in slips of contrasting colours and paint. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550â1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze using a special liquid clay. In the following decades, Iznik potter decorated high-quality tiles in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, covered in pale blue slip, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Dish with carnations and four prominent white saz leaves on a lavender slip. The white and red pigments are thickly applied. Rim has alternating groups of three flowers and two pointy tulips.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman
