Plate
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1650-1699
Place MadeIznik, Western Turkey, Turkey, Middle East
MediumPolychrome underglaze painting on silceous earthenware
Dimensions25.8 x 25.7 x 4.5 cm (10 3/16 x 10 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC17e6
eMuseum ID718139
EmbARK ObjectID13104
TMS Source ID2111
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb Commentary
In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Turkish ceramic workshops at Iznik produced large numbers of colorful pottery wares and wall tiles. They are famous for their bright red, black, blue, turquoise, and green glazed designs painted on flawless white grounds. The red carnations and blue tulips seen here were popular decorations.
This plate was made during the second half of the 17th century when quality from the Iznik ateliers was in decline due to mass-production and the lack of highly trained artisans.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 124. (as "Rhodian" ware; as Turkey, Nicea, 16th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 118-19, no. 55. (as Turkish (Iznik), 2nd half of the 17th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 118-19, no. 55. (as Turkish (Iznik), 2nd half of the 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
