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Source Description
This basin, as with the mosque lamp <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.10"><u>CMA 1981.10</u></a>, is representative of reproductions of Mamluk glass that were prominent in the late 1800s in Europe during a period of resurgence of interest in Islamic art. At this time, collectors and artists revived the techniques of enameling and gilding that are hallmarks of Mamluk glass.
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123703
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Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin
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123703
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Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin
description
This basin, as with the mosque lamp <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.10"><u>CMA 1981.10</u></a>, is representative of reproductions of Mamluk glass that were prominent in the late 1800s in Europe during a period of resurgence of interest in Islamic art. At this time, collectors and artists revived the techniques of enameling and gilding that are hallmarks of Mamluk glass.
date
late 1800s
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CC0
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en
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Q79901012
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Glass
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Diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
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Europe
accession
1944.235
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glass with enameled and gilded decoration
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Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin, late 1800s. Europe. Glass with enameled and gilded decoration; diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.235
collection
Islamic Art
didYouKnow
The intense enamel colors form striking star and leaf patterns.
citations
citation
"Part II. Annual Report Issue for the Year 1944." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 32, no. 6 (1945): 103-30.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 107
citation
Hollis, Howard. "Two Examples of Arabic Enameled Glass." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>32, no. 10 (December 1945): 179–181.
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Reproduced: p. 178; Mentioned: p. 180
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 716
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 210
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 210
citation
Jones, Dalu and George Michell. <em>The Arts of Islam: Hayward Gallery, 8 April-4 July 1976</em>. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976.
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cat. no. 143, p. 146
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 266
citation
Atıl, Esin. <em>Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks</em>. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.
page_number
Reproduced: cat. no. 51, p. 132
citation
Carboni, Stefano and David Whitehouse. <em>Glass of the Sultans</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Corning: Corning Museum of Glass; Athens: Benaki Museum; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 135, pp. 272–273
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 11:27:00.760000
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123703
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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glass with enameled and gilded decoration
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