Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1220
Publication Place
Gorgan (recovered) Kashan (made) -
Subject
Ceramics Containers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 36.5cm, Diameter: 16cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
ME.113-2019
Record ID
ME.113-2019
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1220
Notes
The complex shape of this turquoise ewer shows how potters borrowed designs from contemporary Iranian metalwork. This piece is moulded fritware. Middle Eastern potters developed fritware in response to the challenge of the superior wares imported from China. In the 12th and early 13th centuries, potters in Kashan and other centres in Iran produced fine decorated fritwares in an astonishing range of styles. The main ingredient in fritware was fine quartz powder made by grinding sand or pebbles. Small quantities of white clay and a glassy substance known as frit were added. The clay gave plasticity. The frit helped to bind the body after firing. Unlike high-fired Chinese porcelain, low-fired fritware was soft and porous. Like porcelain it was white all the way through and could be used to make convincing substitutes.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Moulded fritware with turquoise glaze Fritware Moulding Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Moulded fritware ewer with turquoise glaze
Üretim
Said to have been found in Jurjan (Gorgan)
Üslup
Islamic
