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Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin
late 1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This basin, as with the mosque lamp CMA 1981.10, is representative of reproductions of Mamluk glass that were prominent in the late 1800s in Europe during a period of resurgence of interest in Islamic art. At this time, collectors and artists revived the techniques of enameling and gilding that are hallmarks of Mamluk glass.
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Details
- Title: Ceremonial Spittoon or Basin
- Date Created: late 1800s
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Glass
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.235
- Medium: glass with enameled and gilded decoration
- Fun Fact: The intense enamel colors form striking star and leaf patterns.
- Department: Islamic Art
- Culture: Europe
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Islamic Art
- Accession Number: 1944.235
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