Bottle
Unknown Artist
17th century
Medium
Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white and blue glaze under transparent colorless glaze
Dimensions
Ht. 10 in. (25.4 cm) Diam. 5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.169
Art Historical Context
This elegant 17th-century bottle from the Islamic Art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art the refined ceramic traditions of the Islamic world. 10 inches tall with a diameter of 5½ inches, it was crafted from stonepaste—a composite material of quartz, clay, and glass frit—that allowed artisans to create a durable, porcelain-like body prized in regions where true porcelain was unavailable. The bottle's surface features luster-painting on an opaque and blue glaze, finished with a transparent colorless overglaze, producing a shimmering metallic iridescence that catches the light beautiful...