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Forlì pavement

Tile
ca.1513-1523 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of a four-sided kite-shaped tile, painted in blue monochrome with various light foliage and arabesque designs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleForlì pavement (popular title)
Materials and techniques
painted tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Fragment of kite-shaped pavement tile, tin-glazed earthenware, Forlì, Italy, ca.1513-1523.
Physical description
Fragment of a four-sided kite-shaped tile, painted in blue monochrome with various light foliage and arabesque designs.
Dimensions
  • 14th length: cm
Style
Object history
Decoration on kite-shaped tiles described by Rackham as, "painted in blue monochrome with various arabesque designs, sometimes enclosing amongst them open books or drums and in one instance a tablet with the initials M.P. "
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
279 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
30:1764-1866

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Record createdNovember 22, 2012
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