Tile
early 16th century (made)
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Oblong ceiling-tile, tin-glazed buff earthenware, decorated with a motive perhaps derived from an architectural moulding in blue and white counterchanged and twice repeated, defined by moulded ridges in relief (cuenca technique). Spanish (Seville), early 16th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Oblong ceiling-tile, tin-glazed buff earthenware, decorated with a motive perhaps derived from an architectural moulding in blue and white counterchanged and twice repeated, defined by moulded ridges in relief (cuenca technique). Spanish (Seville), early 16th century. |
| Physical description | Oblong ceiling-tile, tin-glazed buff earthenware, decorated with a motive perhaps derived from an architectural moulding in blue and white counterchanged and twice repeated, defined by moulded ridges in relief (cuenca technique). Spanish (Seville), early 16th century. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Knapp-Fisher |
| 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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| Accession number | C.16-1938 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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