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They come from Iznik, north-west Anatolia, and are thought to have been made in a workshop run by a 'Master of the Knots'. \r\n\r\nThe colours of the decoration help to date this piece. White on a blue ground had been the main colour scheme since production started in Iznik around 1470. In the 1520s Iznik potters stopped using white on a blue ground and blue decoration on a white ground took its place. This shift to decoration in blue on a white ground can be seen on the outside of this basin. Here, the line-like scrolls carry enormous blossoms with imaginary forms. At the same time, potters expanded the range of colours to include turquoise. Later black, sage-green and purple were introduced.","physicalDescription":"Large footed basin in fritware. Decorated on interior and exterior in underglaze blue and white. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with large stylised lotus blossoms connected by a delicate floral vine, in blue on a white ground. The foot is decorated with a series of concentric bands, beginning with two blue lines delineating the foot from the bowl. The base of the foot has one band with small white flowers on a blue ground, and one with an abstract undulating line pattern. The bowl has a white rim. The interior is decorated with a pattern of floral vines and pointed leaves, in white on blue. This pattern is interrupted by a contrasting section of white ground, decorated with blue knots and outlined with a strong blue line. 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The line-like scrolls bear enormous blossoms with imaginary forms. The knotwork motifs on the inside are characteristic of a large group of blue-and-white Iznik wares.\r\n\r\nFritware painted under the glaze\r\n\r\nMuseum no. 7409-1860","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}},{"text":"BASIN\r\nWhite earthenware painted in blue.\r\nTURKISH (IZNIK); about 1475-1500.","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["7409-1860"],"accessionNumberNum":"7409","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1860,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LM6047","2019LT1182","2019LU1079"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-11-21","recordCreationDate":"2003-06-24","availableToBook":false}}