Tile
second half of 16th century (made)
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Tile of grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. Painted in red, blue and green outlined in olive-green, with three bands of ornament. The middle one consists of conventional flowers and leaves on two interlacing wavy stems on a white ground, and the top outer with rosettes and other flowers on stems on a blue ground. One side is bevelled and has a border of cresting.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Tile of grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a glaze, Iznik, second half of 16th century. |
| Physical description | Tile of grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. Painted in red, blue and green outlined in olive-green, with three bands of ornament. The middle one consists of conventional flowers and leaves on two interlacing wavy stems on a white ground, and the top outer with rosettes and other flowers on stems on a blue ground. One side is bevelled and has a border of cresting. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Myers Collection. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 399-1900 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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