Large Stand (Tobouret)
Arts of the Islamic World
On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
Pastiches, or ceramics “restored” in the early twentieth century by dealers, often with pieces from different objects, including wasters. X-rays (see monitor at right) reveal that many vessel handles were fabricated with metal wires and fills were added, to make the pieces more readily saleable in the art market. Overpainting and purposeful weathering of the surfaces made the objects look as if they had been found intact.
MEDIUM
Ceramic, fritware
DATES
13th century
PERIOD
Ayyubid
DIMENSIONS
11 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 11/16 in. (29.5 x 29.8 x 29.7 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
10.15
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Robert B. Woodward
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1910, provenance not yet documented; before 1910, possibly acquired by Aziz (Azeez) Khayat of Tyre, Syria (now Lebanon) and New York, NY; by 1910, acquired by Robert B. Woodward of Brooklyn, NY; 1910, gift of Robert B. Woodward to the Brooklyn Museum.
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Large Stand (Tobouret), 13th century. Ceramic, fritware, 11 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 11/16 in. (29.5 x 29.8 x 29.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward, 10.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.15_view01_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 10.15_view01_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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