Forlì pavement
Tile
ca.1513-1523 (made)
ca.1513-1523 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Octagonal tin-glazed earthenware pavement tile, with a blue and white ovolo border around an orange-coloured central reserve showing a shield and a scroll. The reserve is painted in dark blue and yellow on an enamel stained brownish orange. The tile has significant visible repairs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Forlì pavement (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | painted tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Octagonal pavement tile, orange, tin-glazed earthenware, Forlì, Italy, ca.1513-1523. |
| Physical description | Octagonal tin-glazed earthenware pavement tile, with a blue and white ovolo border around an orange-coloured central reserve showing a shield and a scroll. The reserve is painted in dark blue and yellow on an enamel stained brownish orange. The tile has significant visible repairs. |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Decoration described by Rackham as, 'A shield and a scroll.' |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 279 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 30:64-1866 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2012 |
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