Pitcher
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeKutahya, Western Turkey, Turkey, Middle East
MediumPolychrome underglaze paint on silceous earthenware
Dimensions12.7 x 18 cm (5 x 7 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC1s54.2
eMuseum ID720693
EmbARK ObjectID11035
Original NumberC1s55-s
Previous NumberC1s57
TMS Source ID291
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryPottery made in Kϋtahya in Turkey follows in the tradition of underglaze painting of the Ottoman Empire. The bright yellow tulips on this small pitcher recall stylized designs out of the ceramic workshops at Iznik.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 22. (as Turkish (Kütahya), 17th or 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 119-20, no. 54. (as Turkish (Kütahya), 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 119-20, no. 54. (as Turkish (Kütahya), 18th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (on the underside, in black): three asterisk-like forms (an unidentified pottery mark; illustrated in Horioka, p. 120)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
