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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Seville (made)

One of a series of about 329 wall tiles, earthenware, Hispano-Moresco, 'Azulejos', tin-glazed with coloured floral and geometric patterns, from various buildings in the city of Toledo. Spanish (Seville), early 16th century.

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Categories	Ceramics Tiles
Object type	Tile
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description	One of a series of about 329 wall tiles, earthenware, Hispano-Moresco, 'Azulejos', tin-glazed with coloured floral and geometric patterns, from various buildings in the city of Toledo. Spanish (Seville), early 16th century.
Physical description	One of a series of about 329 wall tiles, earthenware, Hispano-Moresco, 'Azulejos', tin-glazed with coloured floral and geometric patterns, from various buildings in the city of Toledo. Spanish (Seville), early 16th century.
Dimensions	Width: 6.1cm Height: 5.9cm
Gallery label	Tile Made in Seville, Spain Early 16th century Tin-glazed earthenware 308:209-1866(16/07/2008)
Production	Part of multi-part panel 912 to I-1897, 308:208 to 209-1866, 698 to 700-1896.
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	933 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	308:209-1866

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Record created	July 16, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O160112/tile-unknown/

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