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Title	Bowl
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Fez (made) -
Subject	Africa Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 7.5cm, Diameter: 15cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	902-1869
Record ID	902-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1860
Notes	Fez is an important centre for Moroccan pottery and is particularly associated with a distinctive form of blue and white ceramic ware which became popular in the late 19th century. These glazed Fassi (from Fez) wares were made by professional male potters as decorative tableware for urban consumers. Their style may have been influenced by the appearance of Chinese porcelain, historically made available through Mediterranean trade. Another factor was the availability of increasingly pure cobalt blue imported from Europe from the 1850s onwards. This bowl is one of eight Fassi bowls purchased for the South Kensington Museum (later V&A) from the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Called zlafa , these are used for drinking water, milk and, especially, harira , a traditional soup. The bowls are particularly associated with the month of Ramadan , when they are used at sunset to break the fast.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue Earthenware
Fiziksel açıklama	Earthenware bowl with monochrome blue decoration on a white ground.

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Bowl

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Fez (made) -

Subject Africa Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 7.5cm, Diameter: 15cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 902-1869

Record ID 902-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1860

Notes Fez is an important centre for Moroccan pottery and is particularly associated with a distinctive form of blue and white ceramic ware which became popular in the late 19th century. These glazed Fassi (from Fez) wares were made by professional male potters as decorative tableware for urban consumers. Their style may have been influenced by the appearance of Chinese porcelain, historically made available through Mediterranean trade. Another factor was the availability of increasingly pure cobalt blue imported from Europe from the 1850s onwards. This bowl is one of eight Fassi bowls purchased for the South Kensington Museum (later V&A) from the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Called zlafa , these are used for drinking water, milk and, especially, harira , a traditional soup. The bowls are particularly associated with the month of Ramadan , when they are used at sunset to break the fast.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue Earthenware

Fiziksel açıklama Earthenware bowl with monochrome blue decoration on a white ground.