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

Tile

1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Border tile of fritware, rectangular, painted in red, green and white with a pattern of interlacing leafy scrolls on a dark blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile, rectangular, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, from Bursa (city), made in Turkey (Iznik), second half of 16th century
Physical description
Border tile of fritware, rectangular, painted in red, green and white with a pattern of interlacing leafy scrolls on a dark blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 26.7cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Style
Object history
Previously recorded as Rhodian ware in the register.
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1644-1892

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
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