Tile
ca. 1733 (made)
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The tile is similar to the tiles installed in the Armenian church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Istanbul dated 1733.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, underglaze painted in blue, glazed |
| Brief description | Tile, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1733. |
| Physical description | Border tile of fritware, painted in blue with scrolling foliage and stylised floral motifs under a clear glaze. |
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| Object history | Bought, 2l. 2s. the four [140 to C-1885]. |
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| Summary | The tile is similar to the tiles installed in the Armenian church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Istanbul dated 1733. |
| Bibliographic reference | Carswell, John & Dowsett CJF. Kütahya Tiles and Pottery from the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem , Vol. II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. p. 15, and Fig. 7d. |
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| Accession number | 140C-1885 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2009 |
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