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Title	Plate
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1625
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Ships Spirals Sea Waves
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 31.2cm, Height: 4.9cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	315-1867
Record ID	315-1867
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1625
Notes	This plate was probably made in Iznik, in north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif on Iznik ceramics. From the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale, such as this design with a sailing ship. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.
Tarihsel bağlam	This curious plate is one of a number of Iznik wares of the early seventeenth century which depict sailing ships. The painter has made an admirable effort at realism, as can be seen in the puffed-out sails and the inclusion of details like the crow's-nests; yet abstract motifs remain a staple of the genre, as can be seen in the S-shaped "clouds" in the sky.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Deep dish depicting a European-style sailing ship at sea. Crude spirals in the rim approximate Chinese wave-motifs.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Plate

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1625

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Ships Spirals Sea Waves

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 31.2cm, Height: 4.9cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 315-1867

Record ID 315-1867

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1625

Notes This plate was probably made in Iznik, in north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif on Iznik ceramics. From the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale, such as this design with a sailing ship. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip (liquid clay) made from a special clay. In the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.

Tarihsel bağlam This curious plate is one of a number of Iznik wares of the early seventeenth century which depict sailing ships. The painter has made an admirable effort at realism, as can be seen in the puffed-out sails and the inclusion of details like the crow's-nests; yet abstract motifs remain a staple of the genre, as can be seen in the S-shaped "clouds" in the sky.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing

Fiziksel açıklama Deep dish depicting a European-style sailing ship at sea. Crude spirals in the rim approximate Chinese wave-motifs.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman