Tile

The earthenware tile is square in shape, with a symmetrical floral design on a white background. The clay body is beige. Tile is decorated with an abstracted floral design, clearly intended as part of a larger repeat design. It is painted in vibrant greens, blues, black, and the characteristic “Turkish red” on a pure, white background. The central floral motif composed of lotus flowers, each enclosing a pomegranate and five floral stems. This is flanked by half sections of the same motif and linked by two pairs of saz leaves incorporating further floral design

Historical period(s)
Ottoman period, ca. 1575
Medium
Stone-paste body painted under glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 31.3 x 30 x 2.4 cm (12 5/16 x 11 13/16 x 15/16 in)
Geography
Turkey, Iznik
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F2001.15
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Architectural Element, Ceramic
Type

Tile

Keywords
lotus, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Turkey
Provenance

From 1960s
Private collector, Belgium, from the 1960s [1]

To 2001
Momtaz Islamic Art, London, to 2001

From 2001
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Momtaz Islamic Art in 2001

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Massumeh Farhad, December 4, 2001, in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Momtaz Islamic Art

Description

The earthenware tile is square in shape, with a symmetrical floral design on a white background. The clay body is beige. Tile is decorated with an abstracted floral design, clearly intended as part of a larger repeat design. It is painted in vibrant greens, blues, black, and the characteristic "Turkish red" on a pure, white background. The central floral motif composed of lotus flowers, each enclosing a pomegranate and five floral stems. This is flanked by half sections of the same motif and linked by two pairs of saz leaves incorporating further floral design

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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