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Title	Plate
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1575
Publication Place	Iznik (made) -
Subject	Carnations Tulips Flowers Leaves
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 28cm, Height: 5.4cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	723-1893
Record ID	723-1893
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1575
Notes	This piece was probably made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif on Izkik ceramics. But from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale, as seen on this dish with tulips and roses. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of ceramics made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia, during the construction of the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. 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 (liquid clay) 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	The composition of this Iznik plate, while executed freehand by the painter, is noticeably more schematic than many contemporary wares. In particular, the symmetry of the central composition, with its mirror-image saz leaves and fat carnations, stands in contrast to the more usual approach of spreading the floral motifs unevenly over the surface of the plate.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama	White plate with symmetrical spray of mirrored saz leaves, large carnations and tulips.
Üslup	Iznik Ottoman

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Plate

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1575

Publication Place Iznik (made) -

Subject Carnations Tulips Flowers Leaves

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 28cm, Height: 5.4cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 723-1893

Record ID 723-1893

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1575

Notes This piece was probably made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia. By the 1530s, small sprays of tulips and other recognisable flowers were a common motif on Izkik ceramics. But from the 1550s these were replaced by compositions on a larger scale, as seen on this dish with tulips and roses. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of ceramics made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia, during the construction of the SÃ¼leymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550-1557. 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 (liquid clay) 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 The composition of this Iznik plate, while executed freehand by the painter, is noticeably more schematic than many contemporary wares. In particular, the symmetry of the central composition, with its mirror-image saz leaves and fat carnations, stands in contrast to the more usual approach of spreading the floral motifs unevenly over the surface of the plate.

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

Fiziksel açıklama White plate with symmetrical spray of mirrored saz leaves, large carnations and tulips.

Üslup Iznik Ottoman