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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

ca. 1421 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of earthenware, oblong, in the form of three tiers of geometrical recesses, glazed in the cuerda seca technique and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed in the <i>cuerda seca</i> technique and gilt
Brief description
Tile, earthenware, glazed in the cuerda seca technique and gilt, probably from the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, Turkey, ca. 1421
Physical description
Tile of earthenware, oblong, in the form of three tiers of geometrical recesses, glazed in the cuerda seca technique and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Each tile height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 29.2cm
Style
Object history
Probably from the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, built for the Osmanli Sultan Çelebi Mehmed I (death 1421).
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
156-1886

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
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