English: This fine jug exemplifies the way that the style of Islamic metalwork was adapted for the European market. It is decorated with arabesques, but there are no medallions or inscriptions typical of Islamic design. Once believed to have been produced in Venice by Muslim metalworkers, this jug is now thought to come from Iran. The signature on the inside lip reads: "Decorated by master Qasim."
Date
late 15th century
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(late Medieval)
Medium
gilt on bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions
with handle: 18.3 × 14 × 12.3 cm (7.2 × 5.5 × 4.8 in) (diam.)
Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, May 11, 1949, Part II, lot 135
Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase
Exhibition history
World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. Venice and The Islamic World, 827-1797 (Venise et l'Orient). Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris Cedex 05; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 2006-2007.
Credit line
Museum purchase, 1949
Inscriptions
[Translation] Inside lip: decorated by master Qasim
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