Plate (1200s): Art, History and Details
Plate at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1200s, fritware with luster-painted design. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Plate (1200s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Fritware Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called fritware that approximated the appearance of porcelain.
Object facts
- Title: Plate
- Date: 1200s
- Culture: Seljuk Iran, Rayy, or Syria, Raqqa
- Type: Ceramic
- Technique: fritware with luster-painted design
- Dimensions: Diameter: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
- Collection: Islamic Art
- Department: Islamic Art
- Accession number: 1915.590
Collection credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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