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In the 16th century, when this piece was made, the wealth of the Ottoman rulers was reflected in sumptuous decorative arts. Their bold designs rarely included human or animal figures. This feature was deliberately designed to distinguish them from those produced in Iran at this time.\r\n\r\nThis ewer was made at the small town of Iznik, near Istanbul. The Ottoman court renewed its patronage of Iznik ceramics during the construction of the Süleymaniye mosque in Istanbul in 1550 to 1557. The first Iznik tiles were produced, and potters added a bright red to the range of colours painted under the glaze. This was achieved with a slip made from a special clay.\r\n\r\nIn the following decades, tiles of high quality were decorated in red, green and tones of blue on a white ground. Dishes, bottles and other vessels had similar decoration on white or coloured grounds.","physicalDescription":"Jug with red band around neck, floral design on green body. 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The arabesques (12–14) are Islamic, while the S-shaped clouds (15) are Chinese in origin. On the two dishes the background has a wave scroll inspired by Chinese models, and the rims have versions of the Chinese rock and wave design.\r\n\r\nFritware painted under the glaze\r\n\r\nMuseum nos. 1141-1864, C.2016-1910, Bequest of George Salting; 1708-1855; C.1993-1910, Bequest of George Salting ","date":{"text":"Jameel Gallery","earliest":"2006-07-20","latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["1708-1855"],"accessionNumberNum":"1708","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1855,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR0743","2019LT2382","2019LW1665"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-12-03","availableToBook":false}}