Dish
Unknown Artist
first half 17th century
Medium
Stonepaste; underglaze painted in black, blue, and green with red and yellow slips
Dimensions
D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
Accession Number
17.120.95
Art Historical Context
This elegant dish, crafted by an unknown artist in the half of the 17 century, exemplifies the refined ceramics of the Islamic world. Produced during a golden age of artistic exchange across the Ottoman, Safavid, and empires, such pieces were essential for dining and display in affluent households. Measuring 13½ inches in diameter, it the practical yet luxurious scale of tableware from regions like Iran or Turkey, where pottery workshops thrived amid vibrant trade routes. The dish's medium—stonepaste, a composite of quartz, clay, and frit—created a durable, ivory-white body prized for its abi...