Lustreware (UK spelling) or Lusterware (U.S. spelling) is a style of decorated ceramic with a metallic glaze, a form of decoration which spread from the Middle East through Persia and Syria, to Fatimid Egypt, and then through Europe by way of Spain and Italy.
PERSIAN LUSTERWARE
- Cup (Louvre MAOS569), Susa, 9th century
- Bowl (Louvre MAOS571), Susa, 10th century
- Jug (Louvre MAOS315), Susa, 10th century
- Small bowl (V&A 441-1898), 10th century
- Ewer (V&A C.1954-1910), Kashan, 1175-1200
- Jug (V&A C.186-1928), Kashan, 1175-1200
- Jug (British Museum 1914,0318.2), c. 1175-1225
- Incomplete bottle (British Museum 1920,0326.1), 1179-1180
- Lobed jar (British Museum G.234), late 12th century
- Jar (V&A 369-1892), probably Kashan, 1180-1200
- Dish with a pair of seated figures raising a toast to each other (V&A C.163-1977), 1180-1220
- Dish with a seated figure (V&A 154-1907), 1180-1220
- Bowl with palmette scrolls and flying birds (V&A C.161-1977), 1180-1220
- Bowl palmette scrolls and flying birds (V&A C.46-1978), 1180-1220
- Part of a bowl (British Museum 1891,0620.1), early 13th century
- Dish with verses surrounding a polo player (V&A C.51-1952), probably Kashan, 1208
- Bottle (V&A C.165-1977), probably Kashan, c. 1220
- Star-shaped tile with a boar (Louvre UCAD 1608 A), 13th century
- Tile (British Library OA+.10721), c. 1260
- Tile panel (V&A 1837&A, et al.), Kashan, 1262
- Part of a mihrab (V&A 469-1888), probably Kashan, 1266
- Plaque (British Museum OA+.10742), 1260-1280
- Tile (British Museum OA+.10749), c. 1260-1280
- Bowl (V&A C.1955-1910), Kashan, 1260-1285
- Tile with a scene from the story of Bahram Gur (V&A 1841-1876), 1270s
- Frieze tile (V&A 541-1900), Takht-i Sulayman, c. 1275
- Tile fragment (British Museum OA+.10745.1-2), 1280-1300
- Tile with a lion attacking a bull (V&A 543-1900), late 13th-early 14th century
- Cornice tile fragment (British Library OA+.10741), c. 1300
- Mihrab (V&A C.1977-1910), probably Kashan, c. 1300
- Star-shaped tile (V&A 1073-1875), Kashan, early 14th century
- Star-shaped tile with a woman seated under a tent (British Museum OA+.10761), 1300-1320
- Tile (British Museum OA+.10722), c. 1320
- Cornice tile (British Museum 1897,1216.3), c. 1275-1325
SYRIAN LUSTERWARE
See also "Tell Minis" Ware.
- Bowl (British Museum 1968,1015.1), 9th century
- A pyxis with a Kufic inscription (Met 1998.298ab), Tell Minis, second half of the 11th century
- Conical cup (Sèvres MNC3292), first half of the 12th century
- Dish (V&A C.50-1952), probably Raqqah, 1150-1200
- Bowl with a seated figure (V&A C.48-1960), probably Raqqah, 1150-1200
- Bowl (V&A C.49-1960), probably Ar-Raqqah, 1150-1200
- Sweetmeat dish (British Museum 1903,0411.2), c. 1175-1225
- Bowl (V&A C286-1927), probably Raqqah, 1200-1250
- Jar (V&A 1600-1888), probably Damascus, 14th century
- Jar (V&A 1601-1888), probably Damascus, 14th century
EGYPTIAN LUSTERWARE
SPANISH LUSTERWARE
See also Hispano-Moorish ceramics at the Musée du Moyen Âge.
- Alhambra vase fragment (V&A C.787-1921), Málaga, 1300-1350
- Bowl fragment (V&A C.1606-1921), Málaga, 1350-1450
- Basin with a horseman spearing a serpent (Met 41.100.173), Valencia?, 1390-1400
- Plate with interlocking star pattern and Kufic and pseudo-Kufic script (Met 56.171.161), Manises, Valencia, late 14th-early 15th century
Pharmacy Jars(See also linkspage on apothecary jars)
- V&A C.122-1931, Manises, 1375-1400
- Lázaro 126, eastern Spain, beginning of the 15th century
- Met 08.110.22, Valencia, early 15th century
- Met 17.190.826, Manises, early 15th century
- Louvre OA7592, Manises, first quarter of the 15th century
- V&A 52-1907, Valencia, 1435-1475
- Met 08.110.21, Valencia, 15th century
- Lázaro 3301, Valencia, 15th century
- Met 41.190.113, second half of the 15th century
- Met 41.190.225, Valencia, 16th century
- Met 41.190.226, Valencia, 16th century
- Deep dish with an Islamic interlocking star pattern and Kufic and pseudo-Kufic script (Met 56.171.127), Manises, Valencia, 1420-1430
- Deep dish (Met 56.171.162), Manises, Valencia, c. 1430
- Plate (Sèvres MNC15475), Manises, 15th century
- Bowl (Met 94.4.361), 15th century
- Basin (Sèvres MNC9670), Manises, 15th century
- Dish (Met 29.100.136), Valencia, 15th century
Heraldic designs
- Large basin with the arms of Maria of Castile (V&A 243-1853), Manises, before 1458
- Bowl with the arms of the Dazzi family of Florence (Met 56.171.156), Manises, Valencia, 1430-1460
- Dish (V&A C.2054-1910), Manises, Valencia, 1430-1470
- Bowl (V&A C.2048-1910), Manises, c. 1430-1470 (“The arms indicate that the owner had received the honour of knighthood in the name of Popolo of Florence. Van de Put notes that they probably refer to the Gianfigliazzi family. The escutcheon is that of the people of Florence.”)
- Dish of the Florentine Gianfigliazzi family (V&A C.2052-1910), Manises, 1430-1470
- Dish with a lion rampant (V&A 1712-1855), Valencia, 1435-1475
- Plate with a shield with a rampant lion (Met 41.100.309), Valencia, 15th century
- Large plate in the shape of a deep basin (Lázaro 127), Manises, Valencia, 15th century
- Plate (Met 29.100.137), Valencia, 15th century
- Plate with a rampant dog heraldic design (Met 32.100.387), 15th century
- Dish with a heraldic bird design (Met 29.100.142), Valencia, 15th century
- Plate with heraldic decoration (Cluny CL2291), Manises, 15th century
- Plate with heraldic decoration (Cluny CL2777), Valencia, 15th century
- Large plate (Lázaro 124), Manises, Valencia, middle of the 15th century
- Dish with designs imitating Arabic calligraphy (V&A 489-1864), Manises, 1440-1460
- Plate (Met 94.4.175), Valencia, 1450-1500
- Plate in the shape of a deep basin, with the arms of Juan II of Castille (Lázaro 125), Valencia, last third of the 15th century
- Bowl with the arms of the Gondi family of Florence (V&A C.2047-1910), Manises, 1486-1487
- Basin with the arms of the Gondi (Louvre OA4034), Valencia, 15th century
- Plate (Sèvres MNC6001), c. 1500
- Large plate (Lázaro 119), Manises, Valencia, beginning of the 16th century
- Large plate (Lázaro 121), Manises, Valencia, first half of the 16th century
- Footed cup (Cluny CL9635), Manises, first half of the 16th century
- Pouring vessel or aquamanile (V&A 431-1889), Manises, 1520-1550
- Fragment of a plate with a stag (Lázaro 7856), Manises, Valencia, 16th century
- Plate with a lion rampant (Adrien Dubouché R1), 16th century
- Vessel-cover fragment (British Museum 1988,0406.2.a
and 1988,0406.2.b), 15th century
- Fragment of a basin (Lázaro 7855), 15th century
- Plaques with calligraphic decoration, 15th century Valencia: 'vince in bono malum' (Sèvres MNC8424) and Plaque with calligraphic decoration 'caritas tua magis…' (Sèvres MNC8425)
- Tiles with calligraphed letters, 15th century Valencia: Sèvres MNC8426, Sèvres MNC8427
Dishes with central IHS design
- Lázaro 122, Manises, Valencia, 15th century
- V&A C.2046-1910, Manises, 1430-1470
- Cluny CL13503a, Manises, mid-15th century
- Met 14.40.730, Valencia, late 15th century
- Adrien Dubouché R3, 16th century
- Tile (Met 2006.256), Manises, Valencia, 1450-1475
- Bowl with a falcon (Met 13.153), Manises, Valencia, late 15th century
- Plate (Met 40.168.2), c. 1500
- Plate with a bull (Sèvres MNC6001), c. 1500
- Plate (Lázaro 8084), Manises, Valencia, 16th century
- Plate with a tree of life design (Adrien Dubouché R75), Manises, 16th century
- Plate (Cluny CL9621), Muel, end of the 16th century
ITALIAN LUSTERWARE
Many of these are plates in the bella donna style of maiolica.
- Dish with the bust of a woman, Gubbio, c. 1500-1510
- Plate with a Turkish horseman (Petit-Palais S2439), Deruta, 16th century
- Plate with a crowned king (Louvre OA1461), Deruta, first third of the 16th century
- Footed cup inscribed DIANA and DIAMAN and TE BELLA (Louvre R237), Deruta, first half of the 16th century
- Dish with the arms of Montefeltro (V&A 7168-1860), probably Gubbio, c. 1505
- Dish with young woman (V&A 7163-1860), Deruta, c. 1520
- Plate: Dianira Bella (Cluny CL2416), Gubbio, c. 1530-1540
- Dish in the a candelieri style (Adrien Dubouché ADL5446), c. 1535-1540
- Basin with the marriage of Alexander (Petit-Palais Dutuit1115), c. 1540-1545
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