Metropolitan Museum of Art, Iznik Tile Garden Covered Mug with Tea Infuser in Gift Box
Regular price $ 38.00Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Iznik Tile Garden” Covered Mug with Tea Infuser in Gift Box, 10.5 oz
Steep your tea in history. The blooms cascading across this elegant covered mug are drawn from a painted stonepaste dish (ca. 1575–90) in The Met’s renowned collection — a masterwork of the Iznik ceramic tradition, when Ottoman artisans transformed humble clay into breathtaking art. Carnations, tulips, and hyacinths intertwine in jewel-toned blues and reds, with two small birds nestled quietly among the blossoms. A museum treasure reimagined for your morning ritual.
Complete with a stainless steel tea infuser and lidded to keep your brew warm, this porcelain mug arrives beautifully gift boxed — a thoughtful gift for the art lover, the tea enthusiast, or anyone who believes the everyday should be beautiful.
Matching kitchen / tea towel available.
- Includes lid & stainless steel tea infuser
- Porcelain
- 4 1/4’’H
- Holds 10.5 ounces
- Mug is dishwasher and microwave safe; hand wash infuser and do not microwave
- Gift boxed
About Iznik
Crafted in the Turkish town of Iznik — once the most celebrated center of ceramic production in the Ottoman Empire — Iznik pottery reached its peak in the 16th and 17th centuries. Renowned for its vivid cobalt blues, brilliant reds, and lush floral motifs, Iznik ware adorned mosques, palaces, and the tables of sultans. The flowers and birds that define these works were far more than decoration; they were symbols of paradise, abundance, and the divine beauty of the natural world.
