DEFINITION
A large deep dish (plate) used in food services during the Ottoman period.
SIZE
Height: 33 mm Diameter of the Spout: 293 mm Diameter of the Underside: 166 mm Weight: 854 g
PERIOD
19 th Century
DESCRIPTION
Deep dish is handcrafted with copper embroidery. It is in a good condition. The tin made is erased. There is no writing on or behind it. The motives drawn on the plate are Ottoman embroidery. There is no writing on or behind it.
STORY
Copper, the first metal unearthed after gold, was one of the most widely used metals in humanity until today in history, which led to the transition of humanity from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. The first findings of the copper metal occurred in B.C. 8000 - 7000 years and in the Anatolian region (Catalhoyuk, Konya). Initially in the Anatolian region, copper was found pure in nature and shaped with a hammer and used in the production of tools and jewelry used in daily life. Copper, which has been used in the manufacture of weapons as well as various containers since the early ages, still continues to be widely used today, including in the electrical and electronics industry.The object found in our museum is a tinned copper deep dish (plate) with Ottoman motives on it. It is formed by clinching two parts each other after pouring into a plate and annealing first the inner circle then the outer circle. Because copper is a soft metal, the motives on it are engraved with the help of a hard object.