Footed Bowl and Plate

Unknown

first half 18th century · Glass, opalescent white; blown, bowl with applied stem and blown applied foot, fired silver and gold decoration · Islamic Art

Of all the varieties of Mughal glass known, this milky white color constitutes the rarest type. The painted decoration in gold and silver (now darkened) displays flowering shrubs enclosed in oval compartments, laid out in a radiating pattern, a classic Mughal decorative scheme that is also seen in contemporary metalwork.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Glass, opalescent white; blown, bowl with applied stem and blown applied foot, fired silver and gold decoration

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2000