id: 173682
accession number: 1915.712
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.712
updated: 2020-11-04 22:20:45.432000
Dish, c. 1475-1500. Spain, probably Valencia. Tin-glazed earthenware with luster-painted design; diameter: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1915.712
title: Dish
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creation date: c. 1475-1500
creation date earliest: 1470
creation date latest: 1505
current location: 116 Islamic
creditline: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture: Spain, probably Valencia
technique: Tin-glazed earthenware with luster-painted design
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation)
opening date: 2019-10-29T04:00:00
Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 29, 2019-October 25, 2020).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Hinman B. Hurlbut [1819-1884], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1915
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1915-
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Pomegranates alternate with leaves amid a scrolling vegetal background around the rim. Granada, the southern Spanish city where the Alhambra palace is located, means pomegranate in Spanish. This dish, therefore, may have been made for use in the Islamic court of the Nasrid dynasty (1232–1492). A wine cup in the center evokes the pleasures of a feast. It could also have been appreciated by their Christian successors.
According to the Treatise on Ceramics (1301), written by the Persian historian Abu’l Kasim: “That which has been evenly fired reflects like red gold and shines like the light of the sun.” This description resonates with the appearance of this fine lusterware dish.
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.712/1915.712_print.jpg
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