Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

second half of 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, blue, green and manganese-purple, outlined in olive-green with floral devices and serrated leaves on wavy stems, interlaced with clouds and arabesques ornament.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip, Iznik, second half of 16th century.
Physical description
Tile of glazed buff-coloured fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, blue, green and manganese-purple, outlined in olive-green with floral devices and serrated leaves on wavy stems, interlaced with clouds and arabesques ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.5cm
  • Width: 29cm
  • Depth: 3.6cm
Object history
Bought from the Myers Collection.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
397-1900

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Record createdMarch 18, 2009
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