Tile
ca. 1750-1800 (made)
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Tile (olembrilla) of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a hare outlined in manganese-purple, with shading in brown, surrounded by foliage in blue and yellow, within a yellow circle on a blue ground on which are reserved flowers filling in the angles of the tile.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Tile (olembrilla), made in Triana, Seville, Spain, about 1750-1800, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Tile (olembrilla) of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a hare outlined in manganese-purple, with shading in brown, surrounded by foliage in blue and yellow, within a yellow circle on a blue ground on which are reserved flowers filling in the angles of the tile. |
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| Gallery label | Two tiles
(olembrillas)
Made in Triana, Seville, Spain about 1750-1800
Tin-glazed earthenware
4763 & 4764-1901 Gift of the Reverend Greville Chester to the Museum of Practical Geology(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by Rev. Greville Chester to the Museum of Practical Geology |
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| 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
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| Other number | 951 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
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| Accession number | 4763-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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