Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and olive-green with arabesques on a blue ground. Along the top is a narrow guilloche border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze decoration and painted over white slip
Brief description
Border tile, fritware, painted in colours, Turkey (Iznik), second half of 16th century.
Physical description
Border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and olive-green with arabesques on a blue ground. Along the top is a narrow guilloche border.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32.4cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Style
Object history
One of two tiles with 448A-1900. Bought from the Myers Collection.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
448-1900

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Record createdMarch 18, 2009
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