Mughal Plate
CultureIndian
Date18th century
MediumBlown and gilded glass
Dimensions1 × 8 in. (2.5 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.9.2
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionA matched set that includes a large bowl and plate that are free blown from transparent colorless glass. Both vessels have a simple, fire-rounded lip and pontil marks on their base; the plate has a trail-wrapped base ring that is slightly uneven. Both vessels are heavily decorated with gold floral decorations that have incised detailing for inner petals and a central disc; the gold is likely gold leaf and looks to be applied on the exterior of the bowl and to the interior of the plate, which accounts for the patterns of wear. The designs include scrolling sprays of leaves and floral blooms in a controlled and repetitious design. The gilding on the plate, from edge to center, is as follows: a thin band of gilding at the rim edge, incised with a motif of alternating, fitted triangles; a register with eight large poppy-life blooms, each enclosed within a circular frame of scrolling vines with leaves in their interstices; a thin band of gilding; and a central motif with a six-petaled flower at center surrounded by six cup-shaped blooms and leaves.ProvenancePrivate Dutch (Veilinghuis Peerdeman B.V.) collection in Amsterdam since 1956 | Mohtashemi purchased the set from a Dutch auction house on 12/17/2018 | CMA
18th century
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
ca. 1880
Jan Philips van Thielen
1651
Cristallerie de Pantin
Part/Part