The Met Store Iznik Garden Tea Set* Tableware

The tranquil scene on this tea set, which includes a tin of The Met x Harney & Sons: Iznik Garden Black Currant tea, a tea-infusing covered mug, and a tea towel, comes from a remarkable stonepaste dish (ca. 1575–90) in The Met collection. Crafted in the renowned Iznik kilns, the Turkish dish is adorned with colorful carnations, tulips, and hyacinths, as well as two small birds subtly perched amid the tangle. These flowers, sometimes in combination with birds, were pervasive decorative elements on 16th- and 17th-century Iznik creations.