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Pitcher with Openwork and Molded Decoration
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To imitate the whiteness of Chinese ceramics, Muslim potters added large quantities of crushed quartz to their clays, creating fritware. The practice probably began in Iraq before spreading to Egypt and Iran. Artists staunchly guarded craft secrets, but their own mobility combined with long-distance commerce ensured the circulation of decorative styles and techniques. Covered only in a clear glaze, this jug reveals fritware’s pure white body.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Sarah C. Sears collection Boston MA (by 1935). Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley (by 1936) bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1936.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Sarah C. Sears Collection
Title: Pitcher with Openwork and Molded Decoration
Description:
To imitate the whiteness of Chinese ceramics, Muslim potters added large quantities of crushed quartz to their clays, creating fritware.
The practice probably began in Iraq before spreading to Egypt and Iran.
Artists staunchly guarded craft secrets, but their own mobility combined with long-distance commerce ensured the circulation of decorative styles and techniques.
Covered only in a clear glaze, this jug reveals fritware’s pure white body.
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