Luster-Painted Bottle
In the seventeenth century, lusterware production was revived in Iran. Painted with dark red‑brown luster on a cream-colored ground, this bottle is decorated with cypresses, birds, spiky flowers, and grass. In contrast to Safavid blue-and-white ceramics, lusterware was produced in a limited range of shapes, such as bottles, small cups, sand shakers, and bowls.
Artwork Details
- Title: Luster-Painted Bottle
- Date: second half 17th century
- Geography: Attributed to Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, with silver fittings
- Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Diam. 7 1/2 in. (91.1 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941
- Object Number: 41.199.4a, b
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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probably late 17th century
1640–50
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