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Mug
Ottoman Empire
1575-1600
Object Place: Iznik, Turkey
Medium/Technique
Fritware, painted over white slip, and with a transparent glaze.
Dimensions
H:21.9 x D:11.9 cm (8 5/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number63.36
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionA large mug, painted in polychrome, with top and bottom borders of half-flowers and a field alternating two types of floral medallions and appearing to extend beneath the borders. The handle is cut and applied, and painted with an abstracted vine-like design.
Provenance1963, gift of R. Thornton Wilson, New York, to the MFA (Accession date: January 9, 1963)