Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1545
Publication Place
Iznik (made) -
Subject
Tulips Hyacinths
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum width: 17cm, Height: 26.6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.2012-1910
Record ID
C.2012-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1545
Notes
The shape of this jug or carafe is derived from leatherwork but the colourful decoration suggests that it was made in Iznik, 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, as seen on the fish-scale ground on this piece. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye 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.
Tarihsel bağlam
This elegantly moulded carafe is one of the earliest examples of the use of a fish-scale decoration to add a sense of texture to a monochrome blue ground, a technique which became quite popular in the later sixteenth century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Glazing Painting
Fiziksel açıklama
Tall carafe with hyacinths and tulips on blue fish-scale background, the top pinched to produce a pouring lip.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman
