Plate

Dish with flattened foliate rim. Iznik ware (transitional type, c. 1555-1560).
Clay: buff-colored faience.
Glaze: transparent over white slip painted in cobalt blue, turquoise blue and brownish red. Drawing in black.
Decoration: symmetrical floral design in center; wave pa ttern on rim; alternate blossoms and flower sprays outside.

Historical period(s)
Ottoman period, 1570-75
Medium
Stone-paste body painted under glaze
Style
Iznik ware
Dimensions
H x W: 6.4 x 31.7 cm (2 1/2 x 12 1/2 in)
Geography
Turkey
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1969.25
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Dish

Keywords
flower, Iznik ware, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Turkey
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Dish with flattened foliate rim. Iznik ware (transitional type, c. 1555-1560).
Clay: buff-colored faience.
Glaze: transparent over white slip painted in cobalt blue, turquoise blue and brownish red. Drawing in black.
Decoration: symmetrical floral design in center; wave pa ttern on rim; alternate blossoms and flower sprays outside.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 96.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Turkish Art of the Ottoman Period. Exh. cat. Washington. cat. 17, p. 26.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 84, pp. 182-183.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ottoman Art at the Freer Gallery of Art. no. 4 Istanbul, 1970-1971. p. 195, pl. 18.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of Islamic Pottery at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, March 1974. p. 225, fig. 10.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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