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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
  • Place Made: Raqqa, Syria
  • 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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    CAPTION 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)
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     <em>Large Stand (Tobouret)</em>, 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)