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Title	Jug
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1585
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Clouds
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 16cm, Height: 25.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	C.1993-1910
Record ID	C.1993-1910
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1585
Notes	The potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, often combined Islamic and Chinese elements in their patterns. The S-shaped clouds on this jug, for example, are Chinese in origin. 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 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	A pattern of closely-packed and staggered cloud motifs set against a blue or green ground characterizes a group of wares from the 1580s. The s-cloud motif was first recorded on a candlestick of the late 15th century (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, fig. 60) but vanished from the Iznik potters repertoire until 1580s which coincides with a more conservative trend associated with the end of Murad III's reign. This motif was rarely applied to dishes, but was popular on jugs. A further development of this style occurs on a series of jugs from the 1590s on which clouds float on a white ground (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, figs. 555-557).
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	Fritware jug with narrow neck leading to globular body, narrow foot. Slim handle extends from mouth to just below narrowest part of neck. Turquoise background with all-over cloud motif in white, two red dots in centre of each. Cobalt blue stripe applied around lip, down handle. Vertical cobalt and red-on-white motifs alternating around neck. Narrow slightly flaring foot painted with double stripe.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Jug

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1585

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Clouds

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 16cm, Height: 25.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID C.1993-1910

Record ID C.1993-1910

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1585

Notes The potters of Iznik, north-west Anatolia, often combined Islamic and Chinese elements in their patterns. The S-shaped clouds on this jug, for example, are Chinese in origin. 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 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 A pattern of closely-packed and staggered cloud motifs set against a blue or green ground characterizes a group of wares from the 1580s. The s-cloud motif was first recorded on a candlestick of the late 15th century (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, fig. 60) but vanished from the Iznik potters repertoire until 1580s which coincides with a more conservative trend associated with the end of Murad III's reign. This motif was rarely applied to dishes, but was popular on jugs. A further development of this style occurs on a series of jugs from the 1590s on which clouds float on a white ground (Atasoy and Raby, 1989, figs. 555-557).

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

Fiziksel açıklama Fritware jug with narrow neck leading to globular body, narrow foot. Slim handle extends from mouth to just below narrowest part of neck. Turquoise background with all-over cloud motif in white, two red dots in centre of each. Cobalt blue stripe applied around lip, down handle. Vertical cobalt and red-on-white motifs alternating around neck. Narrow slightly flaring foot painted with double stripe.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman