Tankard

Description

Tankard of stonepaste fritware, tall cylindrical shape with flat angular handle, decorated with a succession of tall red tulips and blue and green serrated saz leaves with smaller red and blue flowers in between: Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman, late 10th century AH/late 16th century AD

Museum reference

A.1953.171

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tankard

Production information

Iznik, Turkey, West Asia

Date

Late 16th century
Late 10th century AH

Style / Culture

Ottoman

Materials

Stonepaste fritware

Physical description

Stonepaste fritware

Associations

Previous owner: Danford, Beatrice, Miss, 1951 - 1966 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Discover Islamic Art (01 Dec 2005)
  World Wide Web

References

RABY, J. & ATASOY, N., Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London 1989, p. 47, figs. 700, 705 [For a discussion of this type and related pieces]

Links to other web pages

MWNF

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
window on the world