id:			123704
accession number:	1944.236
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.236
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:55.877000

Mosque Lamp, 1585–95. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with underglaze design; overall: 28.4 x 19.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.); diameter of rim: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.236

title:				Mosque Lamp
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creation date:			1585–95
creation date earliest:		1585
creation date latest:		1595
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922)
technique:	Fritware with underglaze design
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 28.4 x 19.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Art
	opening date:   1944-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

	title:		Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944-
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fun fact:
Fritware is made of ground quartz, glass frit (partially fused glass), and a small proportion of fine white clay to approximate the light color and weight of Chinese porcelain.

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wall description:
Mosque lamps typically functioned as a lampshade, containing an oil lamp inside. Due to the opacity of this Ottoman lamp, it is likely that its primary function was not illumination. Instead, it would have been hung from chains in a mosque or mausoleum to add to the beauty of the space. This lamp is decorated with bright red carnations and blue hyacinths with additional floral and vegetal elements. The turquoise loops would have served for suspension from the ceiling. It is also possible that lamps like this were used as acoustic devices, softening the echo of prayer and discussion within the mosque’s halls.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Part II. Annual Report Issue for the Year 1944." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 32, no. 6 (1945): 103-30.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 107
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141221

	Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 32, fig. 34
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.236/1944.236_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.236/1944.236_print.jpg
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