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Dish

Title	Dish
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1555
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Islam
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 37.1cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.1994-1910
Record ID	C.1994-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1555
Notes	This dish is one of a group of similar wares that may be the work of a designer dubbed the âMaster of the Hyacinthsâ. Motifs like the hyacinths and the jagged saz leaves recall earlier Iznik ceramics, but their treatment and spacing look forward to work of the 1560s and 1570s. The small town of Iznik in north-west Anatolia has given its name to some of the most accomplished ceramics produced in the Islamic Middle East. In the mid 15th century, potters there specialised in modest earthenware imitations of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. But in the 1460s or 1470s, under the patronage of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, they began to manufacture bowls, dishes and other pieces of fritware that were elegant in shape and decoration, and often very large.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Deep white dish with large central floral motif, wreathed with jasmine branches and surrounded in the outer area by tulips and hyacinths. The rim, slightly foliated, is decorated with a Chinese-inspired wave border.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Dish

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1555

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Ceramics Islam

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 37.1cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.1994-1910

Record ID C.1994-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1555

Notes This dish is one of a group of similar wares that may be the work of a designer dubbed the âMaster of the Hyacinthsâ. Motifs like the hyacinths and the jagged saz leaves recall earlier Iznik ceramics, but their treatment and spacing look forward to work of the 1560s and 1570s. The small town of Iznik in north-west Anatolia has given its name to some of the most accomplished ceramics produced in the Islamic Middle East. In the mid 15th century, potters there specialised in modest earthenware imitations of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. But in the 1460s or 1470s, under the patronage of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, they began to manufacture bowls, dishes and other pieces of fritware that were elegant in shape and decoration, and often very large.

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

Fiziksel açıklama Deep white dish with large central floral motif, wreathed with jasmine branches and surrounded in the outer area by tulips and hyacinths. The rim, slightly foliated, is decorated with a Chinese-inspired wave border.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman