Tile
ca. 1550-1600 (made)
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Border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and shades of blue, outlined in olive-green with a palmette, serrated leaves, and two half rosettes on scrolled stems, all on a blue ground. Along the top is a border of cresting, while the lower edge is bevelled and decorated with a band of fret pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Border tile, fritware, painted in colours on a white slip, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1550-1600 |
| Physical description | Border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and shades of blue, outlined in olive-green with a palmette, serrated leaves, and two half rosettes on scrolled stems, all on a blue ground. Along the top is a border of cresting, while the lower edge is bevelled and decorated with a band of fret pattern. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Myers Collection. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 398-1900 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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