Fixture, Ceiling

Ceramic

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Rhode Island Historical Society

Tags

Permanent Collection

Description

Ceramic decorative object of eastern origin, most probably Turkish (Turkic), a component part within a large hanging lamp, with elaborate floral and geometric decoration in vibrant colors; oblong shape close to almost spherical; this object is hollow within, with a hole at the top and another perpendicular at the bottom; its ceramic composition may be similar to fritware (quartz-based glaze) and originally from the Iznik area (formerly known as Nicaea). This object has all indications to have been a part/component of a large hanging lamp formerly in use at Turkish traditional style mosques, such as the Sulemaniye Mosque in Istanbul, and also in funerary dwellings built during the Ottoman Empire era.

Acquisition

Accession

1973.236

Source or Donor

Ruth Ely

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Notes

Credit line: Bequest of Ruth Ely

Made/Created

Date made

1500 - 1700

Place

Address

Turkey, Iznik

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Tracking Number

Other Number

T177.1973.50

Number Type

MINT Tree ID

Other Number

11579

Name/Title

Fixture, Ceiling