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Source Description
This vessel dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of ceramic production. Characteristic features of Iznik wares include a hard, white body, crystal-clear glaze, a wide range of brilliant colors, and an elegant painting style.Ottoman ceramic artists took much of their inspiration from nature and created designs incorporating both recognizable plants, flowers, and trees and stylized leaves. Familiar species depicted on this plate includes lanceolate leaves and peonies.
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Document identity
localId
37956
label
Iznik Plate
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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37956
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object
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normalized
title
Iznik Plate
description
This vessel dates to the 16th century, when artisans in Ottoman Turkey, working primarily in the city of Iznik, attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of ceramic production. Characteristic features of Iznik wares include a hard, white body, crystal-clear glaze, a wide range of brilliant colors, and an elegant painting style.Ottoman ceramic artists took much of their inspiration from nature and created designs incorporating both recognizable plants, flowers, and trees and stylized leaves. Familiar species depicted on this plate includes lanceolate leaves and peonies.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid-late 16th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Ceramics
plates
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
30.1
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 11 7/8 in. (6.5 x 30.1 cm) (h. x diam.)
Source extras
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
fritware, with underglaze decoration
creator_ids
2431
collection_ids
ISL
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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