Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1600
Publication Place
Iran (made) -
Subject
Women Flowers Birds
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 26.7cm, Width: 15.9cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
307-1879
Record ID
307-1879
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1600
Notes
This is one of two rectangular tiles painted in coloured slip with partially dressed dancers associated with the harem. They were probably made in Isfahan for a Safavid palace or bathhouse.Bathhouses, an important focal point of daily life, were traditionally decorated with luxurious glazed tiles lining the pools and tile panels ornamenting the walls. Each figure has hands coloured orange-red, presumably the result of the application of a paste made from the leaves of henna, which when left on overnight produced a stain, which was highly admired. The darker the henna, suggests the evidence of wealth, as it was produced using costly essential perfumes and oil, whereas a paler colour indicates that water was used a binder. That both hands are stained is further evidence of an elite lifestyle indicating that a skilled henna artist has applied the stain.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware painted in enamel colours Fritware Painted
Fiziksel açıklama
Tile of fritware, rectangular, painted in polychrome slip with a full length female figure with henna-red hands prepared for the bath. Her body is white against a salmon-pink ground decorated with flowers and birds.
Üretim
Register
Üslup
Safavid
