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Title	Plate
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1675
Publication Place	Isfahan (made) -
Subject	Partridges
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 4.5cm, Diameter: 22.6cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2749-1876
Record ID	2749-1876
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1675
Notes	This plate was ultimately inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain but the decoration is typically Iranian. The quail is not represented as a three-dimensional form. Instead it provides an outline which has been filled with a floral pattern in white on blue. Chinese blue-and-white porcelain had been popular in Iran since the 14th century, and potters there began making imitations soon after. Production rose sharply in the 17th century, perhaps because the Chinese wares were temporarily unavailable.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, underglaze painted in blue, black and brown Painting Glazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Blue and white plate with a brown rim. The central well of the plate includes the whole decoration. A bird (partridge) stands erect in the middle of the dish; its vast body has been reserve-painted laterally with a central lotus surrounded by small veined leaves. The tail feathers consist of two rows of small panels. The clawed feet are ridiculously small in relation to the body. Four main groups of composite scrolls protrude from the shoulders and the lower part of the body of the bird. Four fans with finials decorate the outside between two painted circles. There is one unglazed mark inside the base ring. The dish is heavy and has no mark. This bird and its pointed beak resembles the partridges painted on bottles from the mid 17th century, such as 448-1874; 1127-1876; 1128-1876; 2495-1876; C.1959-1910.
Üretim	Dated by Yolande Crowe to the period from the coronation of Shah Sultan-Husayn (in 1694) to the fall of Qandahar (in 1738).
Üslup	Safavid

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Plate

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1675

Publication Place Isfahan (made) -

Subject Partridges

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 4.5cm, Diameter: 22.6cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2749-1876

Record ID 2749-1876

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1675

Notes This plate was ultimately inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain but the decoration is typically Iranian. The quail is not represented as a three-dimensional form. Instead it provides an outline which has been filled with a floral pattern in white on blue. Chinese blue-and-white porcelain had been popular in Iran since the 14th century, and potters there began making imitations soon after. Production rose sharply in the 17th century, perhaps because the Chinese wares were temporarily unavailable.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, underglaze painted in blue, black and brown Painting Glazing

Fiziksel açıklama Blue and white plate with a brown rim. The central well of the plate includes the whole decoration. A bird (partridge) stands erect in the middle of the dish; its vast body has been reserve-painted laterally with a central lotus surrounded by small veined leaves. The tail feathers consist of two rows of small panels. The clawed feet are ridiculously small in relation to the body. Four main groups of composite scrolls protrude from the shoulders and the lower part of the body of the bird. Four fans with finials decorate the outside between two painted circles. There is one unglazed mark inside the base ring. The dish is heavy and has no mark. This bird and its pointed beak resembles the partridges painted on bottles from the mid 17th century, such as 448-1874; 1127-1876; 1128-1876; 2495-1876; C.1959-1910.

Üretim Dated by Yolande Crowe to the period from the coronation of Shah Sultan-Husayn (in 1694) to the fall of Qandahar (in 1738).

Üslup Safavid