blue cobalt

Ingredients

blue cobalt

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The blue cobalt technique used on the ceramic dish (Fig. 25) is described as an element of a 'hybrid object' manifesting cultural exchange. The technique's trajectory is traced from Persia into Spain (p. 51). The artifact was produced by 'Muslim Mud

ejar craftsmen under Christian patronage' (p. 52).

Evidence

"The ceramic dish shown in Fig. 25 is a hybrid object, one of the countless examples available of a cultural exchange of artefacts from the 15th century produced by Mudejar. This dish has several elements from various cultures, from its materials and motifs to its techniques. The blue cobalt technique originally started in Persia before spreading to Spain"

Remarks

The dish (Fig. 25) dates from 1400-50 and is currently held in the British Museum. It exemplifies the hybridity of Spain under Islamic and later Christian rule, combining Persian cobalt techniques with Mudejar craftsmanship (p. 51-52).