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Tile

early 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of two tiles, tin-glazed red earthenware, impressed with a design in raised outline, decorated with a geometrical design of white interlacing bands, the interspaces being filled in with blue, green, yellow and manganese-purple. Spanish (Toledo), early 16th century


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
One of two tiles, tin-glazed red earthenware, impressed with a design in raised outline, decorated with a geometrical design of white interlacing bands, the interspaces being filled in with blue, green, yellow and manganese-purple. Spanish (Toledo), early 16th century
Physical description
One of two tiles, tin-glazed red earthenware, impressed with a design in raised outline, decorated with a geometrical design of white interlacing bands, the interspaces being filled in with blue, green, yellow and manganese-purple. Spanish (Toledo), early 16th century
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.4cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
  • Thickness depth: 2.5cm
Gallery label
Tile Made in Toledo, Spain Early 16th century Tin-glazed earthenware 1104-1905(16/07/2008)
Bibliographic reference
Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
Other number
708 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
1104-1905

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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