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Collections

Lidded Vessel18th century

Not on view
Tin-glazed earthenware lidded jar with cream ground, decorated with scrolling brown vines, mauve fan-shaped flowers, yellow acanthus leaves, and a turquoise band at the join; small teal knop finial
Tin-glazed earthenware covered jar with domed lid topped by a turquoise knob, decorated with mauve carnation blooms and yellow and blue scrolling foliage on a white ground, with visible wear and metal repair staples.
Tin-glazed earthenware covered bowl with domed lid topped by a green knop, decorated overall with scrolling vines, carnation-like flowers, and acanthus leaves in mauve, yellow, and blue on a white ground, with a turquoise band at the rim.
Tin-glazed earthenware covered jar with domed lid and turquoise knop finial, decorated with scrolling foliage and carnation-like flowers in mauve, yellow, and blue on a white ground, with a turquoise horizontal band at the join; metal staple repairs visible on lid and body.
Tin-glazed earthenware covered jar with rounded body and domed lid topped by a turquoise knob. White ground decorated with scrolling vines in yellow and blue, mauve floral rosettes, and a turquoise horizontal band at the rim join.
Title
Lidded Vessel
Place Made
Morocco, Fez
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Earthenware, tin-glazed
Dimensions
Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm); Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.301a-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 squat eighteenth-century vessel represents a type made for curdling milk and storing the resulting buttery cheese.

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.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.