Mosque Lamp
1585–95
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
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 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Fritware with underglaze design
- Medium
- fritware, underglaze, design
- Dimensions
- Overall: 28.4 x 19.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1944.236
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 116 Islamic
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