Tile
ca. 1500-1550 (made)
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Buff coloured earthenware with a design in relief and covered with a green glaze. In the middle is a bust to left in a circular medallion and round the edge is a border of discs; the intervals are filled in with conventional foliage.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware with relief decoration and glazed |
Brief description | Tile of buff coloured earthenware with a design in relief and covered with a green glaze. French, Normandy, about 1500-1550. |
Physical description | Buff coloured earthenware with a design in relief and covered with a green glaze. In the middle is a bust to left in a circular medallion and round the edge is a border of discs; the intervals are filled in with conventional foliage. |
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Credit line | Bought |
Object history | Bought from the Edkins Collection. |
Bibliographic reference | Forrer, Geschichte der Fliesenkeramik |
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Accession number | 1766-1892 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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