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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile Set

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tiles, nine forming a complete design, fritware, painted in colours with a vase of flowers cypress trees, suspended lamps and inscriptions within a border


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
Materials and techniques
Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting
Brief description
Panel of nine tiles, fritware, painted in blue black and green; Damascus (Syria), 17th century.
Physical description
Tiles, nine forming a complete design, fritware, painted in colours with a vase of flowers cypress trees, suspended lamps and inscriptions within a border
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.9cm (Note: conversion from register)
  • Width: 22.9cm
Style
Object history
Bought in Cairo for the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A), by Stanley Lane-Poole
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
1215 to H-1883

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Record createdDecember 23, 2008
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