blue, turquoise

Ingredients

stonepaste, underglaze

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The material is described as stonepaste with underglaze application (p. 126). The decorative program features lined tiles arranged to form a complete image of a repeated pattern, which were historically enclosed within a frame of smaller cut painted tiles (p. 126).

Evidence

"Notably blue on white with addition of the third pigment turquoise is indicative of a stage that developed following the primary bichrome palette of blue on white produced in Iznik introduced by the 16th century."

Remarks

This entry describes a Rectangular Polychrome Iznik Architectural Tile (AIA.0120.0000). The addition of turquoise to the blue-on-white palette represents a specific developmental stage in Iznik ceramic production (p. 126). The text notes that by the 17th century, Iznik production became distinguished from Damascus workshops, which used a palette of muted greens, blues, and black outlines (p. 126).