Bucket
Bucket of cast brass, chased/punched and decorated with inlaid silver, the decoration continuing over the base
Maker
(metalworker)
1400-1525
Europe (Italy?) (before 1851) (metalworker)
Zayn-al Din (metalworker)
1400-1525
Europe (Italy?) (before 1851) (metalworker)
Zayn-al Din (metalworker)
Title
Bucket
Bucket of cast brass, chased/punched and decorated with inlaid silver, the decoration continuing over the base
Bucket of cast brass, chased/punched and decorated with inlaid silver, the decoration continuing over the base
Date of Production
c. 1475-1550
Medium
metalworked brass and silver inlay
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm
Diameter: 22.7 cm
Diameter: 22.7 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.198
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
This bucket is attributed to the master metalworker Zayn al-Din and is associated with the hammam, or bath house. Its richly inlaid surface suggests it was made for holding wine and could have been used in the hammam’s social spaces. The superb decoration on the underside would have been seen as the bucket was carried from guest to guest.
This bucket has a European form but its decoration is Islamic and of the highest quality. Delicate contrasts of knots, cross-hatchings and curved forms (arabesques) recall pieces made, specially for Venetian patrons, by Zain al-Din, one of the few known Islamic craftsmen of the period. The handle is a later addition.
This bucket has a European form but its decoration is Islamic and of the highest quality. Delicate contrasts of knots, cross-hatchings and curved forms (arabesques) recall pieces made, specially for Venetian patrons, by Zain al-Din, one of the few known Islamic craftsmen of the period. The handle is a later addition.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Islamic Metalwork Touring Highlights Exhibition, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, 27/09/2019-12/01/2020; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, 18/01/2020-20/09/2020; Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, 10/09/2020-10/01/2021; Holburne Museum, Bath, 17/05/2021-01/08/2021
Bellini and the East, National Gallery, London, 12/04/2006-25/06/2006
Bellini and the East, National Gallery, London, 12/04/2006-25/06/2006
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________
