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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 144, The Headley Trust Gallery

Tile

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of tin-glazed earthenware, azulejos, moulded with a circle filled in with flowers and surrounded by rays, and decorated with lustred colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with moulded and lustre decoration
Brief description
Tile, tin-glazed earthenware with moulded and lustre decoration, made in Seville, Spain, 15th century
Physical description
Tile of tin-glazed earthenware, azulejos, moulded with a circle filled in with flowers and surrounded by rays, and decorated with lustred colours.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29.2cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
Object history
From the inner roof of an old church at Carmona, near Seville.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. A guide to the collection of tiles London: Victoria and Albert Museum, published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1939 (Printed by the Shenval Press), p. 59.
Collection
Accession number
97:7-1881

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
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