2001.202.A-B: Sherbet Pitcher with Detachable Lid

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

Permissions

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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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