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

Tile

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Red earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with a green glaze, with a decoration consisting of a shield of arms bearing a chevron between three swords and surrounded by four segments of circles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with relief decoration and glazed
Brief description
Red earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with a green glaze, with a decoration consisting of a shield of arms bearing a chevron between three swords and surrounded by four segments of circles. From Cologne. German, 16th century
Physical description
Red earthenware, moulded in relief and covered with a green glaze, with a decoration consisting of a shield of arms bearing a chevron between three swords and surrounded by four segments of circles.
Collection
Accession number
198-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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