Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Turkey (made) Iznik -
Subject
Rosette Gadroons
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 23.8cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.151-1930
Record ID
C.151-1930
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Potters in Ottoman Turkey reponded to costly imported Chinese blue-and-white porcelain by disguising their red earthenware vessels with a white tin-glazed slip; vessels were then painted in cobalt blue before glazing. Their geometric designs show only a distant understanding of the Chinese porcelains that inspired them. These imitations, made over a long period, probably from the 14th century to the early 16th, were widely distributed. It was first excavated in the ruins of ancient Miletus in south-west Turkey, and consequently, came to be known as 'Miletus ware', however, as wasters and kiln debris of this type of ware have been excavated at Iznik in north-west Turkey, much is now attributed to Iznik, although it may also have been made elsewhere.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, covered in slip, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, glazed Fritware Painted Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama
Bowl of red earthenware, the inside covered and painted with enamels under a clear glaze. Hemispherical with slightly out-turned edge and small foot. Inside is painted blue and black. In the middle is a formal rosette within two concentric bands of imitation gadroons. Outside painted with a rough criss-cross pattern in dark blue under a glaze.
