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Keywords: Turkish - Iznik Fritware Plate - Walters 482057.jpg This vessel dates to the 16th century when artisans in Ottoman Turkey working primarily in the city of Iznik attained new levels of technical and aesthetic achievement in the long Islamic tradition of ceramic production Characteristic features of Iznik wares include a hard white body crystal-clear glaze a wide range of brilliant colors and an elegant painting style Ottoman ceramic artists took much of their inspiration from nature and created designs incorporating both recognizable plants flowers and trees and stylized leaves Familiar species depicted on this plate include tulips palmettes and cypress trees between 1525 1550 Early Modern fritware with underglaze decoration cm 5 29 h x diam accession number 48 2057 39609 Edouard Aynard Sale Paris Dec 1913 no 113 Estate of D K Kelekian Walters Art Museum 1952 by purchase Museum purchase 1952 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Iznik Turkey Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review İznik ceramics
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