Tile
ca. 1550-1600 (made)
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Portion of a border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and dark blue outlined in olive-green on a turquoise-blue ground. The continuous design consists of a tulip, carnation and other flowers alternating with palmettes enclosing symmetrical floral groups, both on wavy interlacing stems.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Portion of a border tile, fritware, painted in colours on a white slip, glazed, Turkey (Iznik), 1550-1600. |
| Physical description | Portion of a border tile of glazed grey fritware, painted in colours on a white slip. Painted in red and dark blue outlined in olive-green on a turquoise-blue ground. The continuous design consists of a tulip, carnation and other flowers alternating with palmettes enclosing symmetrical floral groups, both on wavy interlacing stems. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dudley B. Myers, Esq. |
| Production | register |
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| Accession number | 780-1900 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2009 |
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