Bottle

Unknown

late 17th century · Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze, with silver fittings · Islamic Art

Very few pieces of Iranian lusterware survive from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but this technique was revived in the seventeenth century. During this period, lusterware was produced in a relatively limited range of shapes, including elegant bottles, such as the one here, as well as dishes, bowls, cups, ewers and sand-shakers. This bottle may have been used for wine, and has a molded, pear-shaped body with a long neck, and is covered with a silver fitting and sealed with a silver top.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th century

Medium

Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque blue glaze, with silver fittings

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891