Caption

Plate, 19th century, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, Persian, Iran; ceramic vessel, floral ornament with flowers; height 7.5 cm, diameter 42.0 cm., A shallow round tray with a scalloped central medallion filled with a dense floral pattern in shades of gold, red, orange, and green, set against dark, almost black background panels that alternate with intricately patterned gold bands; the rim and outer border repeat the floral motif with red and gold flowers and green leaves, and small gold bird-like shapes appear scattered within the dark panels; the tray edge is dark with subtle wear, and the overall visible colors include gold, red, orange, green, dark black, and hints of brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_006

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 20.0in x 13.4in / 6000 x 4017 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate 19th century Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 Persian Iran ceramic vessel floral ornament flowers height 7.5 cm diameter 42.0 cm shallow round tray scalloped central medallion filled dense floral pattern shades gold red orange green set dark almost black background panels alternate intricately patterned gold bands rim outer border repeat floral motif gold flowers green leaves small gold bird- shapes scattered within dark panels tray edge subtle wear visible colors include dark black hints brown.