Tile
ca. 1600-1640 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Decoration: Turtle. Blue, green, yellow, ochre and manganese-purple.
Body: Buff, coarse-grained. 2 pin-holes near corners of front.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.
Surface: Concave.
Body: Buff, coarse-grained. 2 pin-holes near corners of front.
Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back.
Surface: Concave.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Tile, tin-glazed earthenware, probably Southwark or possibly Netherlands, ca.1600-1640 |
| Physical description | Decoration: Turtle. Blue, green, yellow, ochre and manganese-purple. Body: Buff, coarse-grained. 2 pin-holes near corners of front. Glaze: Traces of glaze on the back. Surface: Concave. |
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| Object history | Sothebys Sussex, 4:12:1990. Lot 20. Purchased from Mr J. Horne, Kensington, 1991. |
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| Other number | N.9 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.144-1991 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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