Jar (Khabiya)late 19th century

Not on view

Title: Jar (Khabiya)
Place Made: Morocco, Fez
Date Made: late 19th century
Medium: Earthenware, tin-glazed
Dimensions: Height: 21 1/2 × 9 in. (54.61 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line: The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2002.1.286a-b
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes: The Moroccan city of Fez has been home to a thriving ceramics industry since the premodern era. Catering to the needs of urban consumers before the advent of refrigeration, Fez potters created an array of covered earthenware vessels, glazed inside and out and designed to preserve perishable foods. This tall jar was used for storing oil, honey, or preserves and is painted with motifs drawn from the local design repertoire.
Selected Bibliography: Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

Not on view

Title: Jar (Khabiya)
Place Made: Morocco, Fez
Date Made: late 19th century
Medium: Earthenware, tin-glazed
Dimensions: Height: 21 1/2 × 9 in. (54.61 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line: The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2002.1.286a-b
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes: The Moroccan city of Fez has been home to a thriving ceramics industry since the premodern era. Catering to the needs of urban consumers before the advent of refrigeration, Fez potters created an array of covered earthenware vessels, glazed inside and out and designed to preserve perishable foods. This tall jar was used for storing oil, honey, or preserves and is painted with motifs drawn from the local design repertoire.
Selected Bibliography: Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.