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Cup

Title	Cup
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1640
Publication Place	Iran (made) -
Subject	Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 10.3cm, Height: 5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	564-1889
Record ID	564-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1640
Notes	Lines incised through the blue glaze decorate the outside of this bowl. It is one of the pieces produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting and coloured glazes, and lustre, which was revived after 1650.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Fritware, incised, glazed
Fiziksel açıklama	Cup or small bowl, fritware, the exterior covered with a blue slip, and incised with eight panels of graduated quatrefoils separated by broadly spaced lines, covered in a clear, colourless glaze.
Üslup	Safavid

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Cup

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1640

Publication Place Iran (made) -

Subject Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 10.3cm, Height: 5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 564-1889

Record ID 564-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1640

Notes Lines incised through the blue glaze decorate the outside of this bowl. It is one of the pieces produced by Iranian potters in the period 1600-1700. In the 16th century, ceramic production in Iran was on a modest scale. When the capital moved to Isfahan around 1600, the production of luxury dishes and wall tiles in a wide variety of styles and techniques rapidly increased. We cannot identify a particular centre of production of ceramic vessels. Surviving pieces illustrate the many techniques the potters used. These included underglaze painting and coloured glazes, and lustre, which was revived after 1650.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Fritware, incised, glazed

Fiziksel açıklama Cup or small bowl, fritware, the exterior covered with a blue slip, and incised with eight panels of graduated quatrefoils separated by broadly spaced lines, covered in a clear, colourless glaze.

Üslup Safavid