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The lateen-rigged ships here are painted in a loose, almost freehand style on a green ground popular in seventeenth-century wares. The ubiquitous cloudlike motifs that drift between the ships also appear on many animal jugs and tankards.
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Title: Ewer with Sailing-Ship Design
Date: early 17th century
Geography: Made in Turkey, Iznik
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
Dimensions:
H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Max. diam. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Object Number: 19.67
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