- Title
- Dish with Artichokes and Tulips
- Date Made
- circa 1550-55
- Period
- Ottoman (1281-1924)
- Medium
- Fritware, underglaze painted
- Dimensions
- 2 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (6.66 x 35.87 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2002.1.21
- Collecting Area
- Art of the Middle East: Islamic
- Curatorial Notes
Beginning sometime in the 1540s Iznik potters introduced manganese purple, sage green, and black to their palette, which had previously focused on blue and white, while their decorative repertoire continued to privilege plant-based designs such as peonies, pomegranates, rosettes, tulips, and artichokes. The latter two motifs form the main decoration at the center of this large dish, where they are rendered in blue and green, while the cavetto and rim bear green pomegranates alternating with blue sprays of leaves or else tulips.
