Tile

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of glazed grey fritware painted in dark blue and turquoise-blue on a while slip. Decorated with a shaped panel, in the middle of which is an ogee-formed compartment containing arabesques on a dark blue ground. The spandrels at the top and bottom of the panel are filled in with arabesques, and the remaining surface is decorated with conventional flowers and serrated leaves on curved interlacing stems. Round the edge is a narrow border of guilloche pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile of glazed earthenware painted in dark blue and turquoise-blue on a while slip, Iznik, 17th century
Physical description
Tile of glazed grey fritware painted in dark blue and turquoise-blue on a while slip. Decorated with a shaped panel, in the middle of which is an ogee-formed compartment containing arabesques on a dark blue ground. The spandrels at the top and bottom of the panel are filled in with arabesques, and the remaining surface is decorated with conventional flowers and serrated leaves on curved interlacing stems. Round the edge is a narrow border of guilloche pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.5cm
  • Width: 36.5cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
497-1900

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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