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Forlì pavement

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

Fragment of rectangular border tile painted with arabesque patterns in orange on a yellow ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleForlì pavement (popular title)
Materials and techniques
painted tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Fragment of rectangular pavement tile, tin-glazed earthenware, Forlì, Italy, ca.1513-1523.
Physical description
Fragment of rectangular border tile painted with arabesque patterns in orange on a yellow ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14.5cm (approx.)
  • Width: 6.5cm
Style
Object history
Described by Rackham as, "an outer border to the pavement made up of narrow rectangular tiles. The border tiles are painted with arabesque patterns of varying design in orange on a yellow ground."
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
279 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
30:1821-1866

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Record createdApril 15, 2014
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