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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.279
Title
Tile with Grapes and Vine Leaves
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
late 16th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Syria, Damascus
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Syrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/213051

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Fritware, Painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, green and black under a transparent glaze
Technique
Underglazed, painted
Dimensions
H: 25.5 x W: 26.5 x Depth: 2 cm (10 1/16 x 10 7/16 x 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.279
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jessica Chloros, "An Investigation of Cobalt Pigment on Islamic Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2008), Unpublished, pp. 1-41 passim

Exhibition History

  • The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987
  • A Grand Legacy: Arts of the Ottoman Empire, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/1999 - 01/02/2000

Verification Level

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