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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.202.A-B
Title
Sherbet Pitcher with Detachable Lid
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Istanbul
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174442

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Earthenware, slip-covered and burnished, with decoration painted in gold and silver and stamped
Dimensions
15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: body, both sides, stamped

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David N. Silich, St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in appreciation of Mary Rose Bolton
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.202.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The pear-shaped body of this pitcher rests on a flat base; a bulbous spout terminates in a ringed opening, and the applied, faceted handle curves from neck to base. The conical lid terminates in a dome-shaped finial. The decoration consists of painted ornament in gold and silver in the shape of crescent, star, and sun motifs. Stamped motifs include small flowers, herring-bone bands, and small leaves with a tiny central knop. The maker’s stamp appears within a sun burst on two sides of the body, and may probably be read as "al-Hamdi."

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