Name of Object:

Panel with a large bouquet

Location:

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée National du Bardo

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Le Bardo, Tunis

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H. 158 cm, l. 87 cm

Provenance:

Qallaline

Description:

This polychromatic panel is decorated with an image of a bowl filled with pears, apples and other fruits, topped by a small vase with flowers such as carnations, tulips, sunflowers and daisies coming out of it, which are interlaced with a rinceau pattern of palmettes, half-palmettes and vine leaves. The main colours are blue, green and brown. The decorative style, colour palette and manufacture all indicate a typical Tunisian ceramic, containing a mix of Andalusian and Ottoman influences.

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Ceramics

Citation of this web page:

"Panel with a large bouquet " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;10;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 010