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Tankard

Title	Tankard
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1585
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Ceramics Islam
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Maximum width: 15.7cm, Height: 19.7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.2027-1910
Record ID	C.2027-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1585
Notes	This mug 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.
Tarihsel bağlam	Abstract designs in Iznik wares are associated with the Murad III's reign. The most common type is the fish scale pattern. To supplement abstract motifs which they inherited from the first half of the 16th century, potters of Selim II and Murad III added innovations of their own, such as dividing the body into arcades which could be reciprocal or one-directional, exemplified on this tankard.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Stonepaste Glaze Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Fritware tankard with straight body, handle entending from lip to base with square-shape opening. Body white slip painted with lobed motifs in cobalt blue on a red background. Inside each appears a second similarly shaped motif in red and inside that a cobalt blue leaf shape. A single band of twisted rope design in white, blue and red occurs around the neck, while a plain undecorated band occurs around the mid-section of the vessel. The handle is white with cobalt blue marks scribbled randomly.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Tankard

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1585

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Ceramics Islam

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Maximum width: 15.7cm, Height: 19.7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.2027-1910

Record ID C.2027-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1585

Notes This mug 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.

Tarihsel bağlam Abstract designs in Iznik wares are associated with the Murad III's reign. The most common type is the fish scale pattern. To supplement abstract motifs which they inherited from the first half of the 16th century, potters of Selim II and Murad III added innovations of their own, such as dividing the body into arcades which could be reciprocal or one-directional, exemplified on this tankard.

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

Fiziksel açıklama Fritware tankard with straight body, handle entending from lip to base with square-shape opening. Body white slip painted with lobed motifs in cobalt blue on a red background. Inside each appears a second similarly shaped motif in red and inside that a cobalt blue leaf shape. A single band of twisted rope design in white, blue and red occurs around the neck, while a plain undecorated band occurs around the mid-section of the vessel. The handle is white with cobalt blue marks scribbled randomly.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman