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Title	Bottle
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1535
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Floral Sprays Roundels Tulips Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 41.5cm, Diameter: 16.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	6785-1860
Record ID	6785-1860
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1535
Notes	The shape of this ceramic bottle is derived from metalwork. The decoration, however, is typical of that used by the potters of Iznik, in north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, the small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers used on this bottle were a common motif. The Ottoman court renewed their 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 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.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Pear-shaped and long-necked bottle, decorated with floral sprays and medallions in underglaze cobalt and turquoise blue.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Bottle

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1535

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Floral Sprays Roundels Tulips Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 41.5cm, Diameter: 16.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 6785-1860

Record ID 6785-1860

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1535

Notes The shape of this ceramic bottle is derived from metalwork. The decoration, however, is typical of that used by the potters of Iznik, in north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, the small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers used on this bottle were a common motif. The Ottoman court renewed their 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 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.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, underglaze painted in blue and turquoise, glazed Fritware Underglazing

Fiziksel açıklama Pear-shaped and long-necked bottle, decorated with floral sprays and medallions in underglaze cobalt and turquoise blue.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman