id: 124297 accession number: 1945.28 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.28 updated: 2023-01-10 22:25:35.711000 Albarello with Pseudo-Kufic Letters, 1300s. Spain, Paterna, 14th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1945.28 title: Albarello with Pseudo-Kufic Letters title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1300s creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1399 current location: 110B Late Gothic creditline: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen copyright: --- culture: Spain, Paterna, 14th century technique: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE formerly in the Collection of Vincente Novella; (Mrs. Kirkor Minassian, New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Jars with this cylindrical shape were often used to store spices and herbs as well as pigments. The script on this jar doesn't help in determining its original contents; the text-like lines are completely decorative. digital description: wall description: The Muslim occupation of Spain brought the arts and skills of the Islamic world to Europe and led to the flowering of ceramics throughout the continent. This vessel was made in Paterna, near the Christian port of Valencia. Its design and decoration, featuring a band of pseudo-Kufic (fake Arabic) letters, suggests a strong Muslim influence. The subtle blend of the Islamic and Spanish known as Hispano-Moresque. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 169 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n42 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 56 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n80 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 56 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n80 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 62 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n82 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.28/1945.28_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.28/1945.28_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.28/1945.28_full.tif