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Dish

Title	Dish
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1865
Publication Place	Fez (made) -
Subject	Africa Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 16.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	4235-1901
Record ID	4235-1901
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1865
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. The dish was acquired by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. Maw initially donated it to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London but in 1901 most of the Museum's ceramic holdings were transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later V&A), including this item.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in cobalt blue Earthenware
Fiziksel açıklama	Earthenware dish with blue decoration on a white ground.

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Dish

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1865

Publication Place Fez (made) -

Subject Africa Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 16.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 4235-1901

Record ID 4235-1901

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1865

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. The dish was acquired by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. Maw initially donated it to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London but in 1901 most of the Museum's ceramic holdings were transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later V&A), including this item.

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

Fiziksel açıklama Earthenware dish with blue decoration on a white ground.