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

Tile

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

Tile of fritware, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground, with a large repeating pattern of tulips amid foliated stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Iznik), 1550-1600.
Physical description
Tile of fritware, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground, with a large repeating pattern of tulips amid foliated stems.
Dimensions
  • Length: 34.9cm
  • Width: 32.4cm
Object history
Bought, £20 [202 to F-1894]
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
202F-1894

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
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