Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1570
Publication Place
Iznik (made) -
Subject
Stripes
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 28.5cm, Width: 21.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
C.2003-1910
Record ID
C.2003-1910
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1570
Notes
The main decoration on this jug was painted in coloured slips (liquid clay). The white lines divide the salmon ground into narrow vertical panels. These panels imitate the three-dimensional pattern called gadrooning found in Ottoman silverwork. This jug was made in Iznik, north-west Anatolia, a well-known centre of ceramic production. The coloured ground here was a style that Iznik potters developed for some wares in the 1550s. They covered the body of the pot with coloured slips and added details of the design in slips of contrasting colours and paint. This development was associated with the appearance of a distinctive red slip in tilework of the same period.
Tarihsel bağlam
In the 1550s, some Iznik wares had a variety of coloured grounds. These were produced by covering the body with coloured slip, or liquid clay. Details of the design were added in slips of contrasting colours, and paint. This development was associated with the appearance of a red slip in painted wares of the same period. This jug is a fine example this phase of Iznik ceramics. Here the jug is a lovely salmon hue. The potter has painted white stripes down the neck and body to imitate the look of fluting on a metal jug.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Fritware, slip-covered in salmon-pink, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed Fritware Underglazing
Fiziksel açıklama
Jug with a bulbous body and short flaring neck, salmon-coloured with white vertical lines which emulate fluting. Decorated bands at the lip and neck.
Üslup
Iznik Ottoman
