Tile
second half of 16th century (made)
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Tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, dark blue and turquoise-blue, outlined in olive-green, with tulips and rosettes alternating on a looped foliated stem, within a border of cresting from the points of which spring small tulips and hyacinths alternately. In the intervals are small closed forms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip, Turkey (Iznik), second half of 16th century. |
| Physical description | Tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red, dark blue and turquoise-blue, outlined in olive-green, with tulips and rosettes alternating on a looped foliated stem, within a border of cresting from the points of which spring small tulips and hyacinths alternately. In the intervals are small closed forms. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Myers Collection. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 424-1900 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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