Tile
1525-1550 (made)
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Ceiling tile of earthenware, glazed in honey-brown, green, blue, manganese and white, and lustred. Moulded with part of a complete design creates a series of octagonal coffers containing a rayed circled of flower-heads centred on a twelve-petalled flower, alternating with acanthus leaves with half-diamonds containing acanthus leaves.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with moulded and lustre decoration |
Brief description | Tile, tin-glazed earthenware with moulded and lustre decoration, made in Seville, Spain, 1525-1550 |
Physical description | Ceiling tile of earthenware, glazed in honey-brown, green, blue, manganese and white, and lustred. Moulded with part of a complete design creates a series of octagonal coffers containing a rayed circled of flower-heads centred on a twelve-petalled flower, alternating with acanthus leaves with half-diamonds containing acanthus leaves. |
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Gallery label | Tile
Made in Seville, Spain Early 16th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
97:A/4-1881(16/07/2008) |
Object history | From the inner roof of an old church at Carmona, near Seville. |
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 | 887 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
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Accession number | 97A/4-1881 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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