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Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Footed Platter

Footed Platter

1600s
(1526-1756)
nephrite (jade)
Diameter: 41.1 cm (16 3/16 in.)
Given in memory of Ambassador R. Henry Norweb 1976.73
Location: not on view

Description

Emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan both admired jade. The material linked them to their ancestor Timur, whose tombstone in Samarkand was carved from a large piece of jade. This platter probably would have been used for serving fruit at courtly gatherings.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art (07/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India.
    Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
    Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
  • {{cite web|title=Footed Platter|url=false|author=|year=1600s|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.73