An Indo-Portuguese mother of pearl dish
Gujarat, 17th Centuryof shallow rounded form on a short foot, constructed from pinned geometric sections of mother-of-pearl forming a flowerhead within a central roundel with an outer band of radiating panels, rim with scalloped edge, brass bands to the underside of rim and foot, accompanied by a vertical stand
19.7 cm. diam.FootnotesGiven the western shape of these dishes, art historians of the 19th century initially thought of them as European. Gujarati dishes of this design are known to have been imported to Europe from as early as the second quarter of the 16th century, based on a documented example in the Green Vaults in Dresden. The Portuguese in India are particularly known for commissioning Gujarati mother-of-pearl wares. In some cases, these dishes are known to have accompanied larger mother-of-pearl ewers, as illustrated by two examples presently in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (inv.no. 4282-1857 and 4283-1857). For a discussion on these garnitures of Gujarati mother-of-pearl articles, see A. Jaffer, Luxury Goods From India: the art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker, London : V&A, 2002, pp.38-39.
An Indo-Portuguese mother of pearl dish
Gujarat, 17th Centuryof shallow rounded form on a short foot, constructed from pinned geometric sections of mother-of-pearl forming a flowerhead within a central roundel with an outer band of radiating panels, rim with scalloped edge, brass bands to the underside of rim and foot, accompanied by a vertical stand
19.7 cm. diam.FootnotesGiven the western shape of these dishes, art historians of the 19th century initially thought of them as European. Gujarati dishes of this design are known to have been imported to Europe from as early as the second quarter of the 16th century, based on a documented example in the Green Vaults in Dresden. The Portuguese in India are particularly known for commissioning Gujarati mother-of-pearl wares. In some cases, these dishes are known to have accompanied larger mother-of-pearl ewers, as illustrated by two examples presently in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (inv.no. 4282-1857 and 4283-1857). For a discussion on these garnitures of Gujarati mother-of-pearl articles, see A. Jaffer, Luxury Goods From India: the art of the Indian Cabinet-Maker, London : V&A, 2002, pp.38-39.
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