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

FOUR TILES. Glazed earthenware: pinks and other flowers and buds and leaves in dark blue, turquoise blue, red and green on white ground. From Cairo. Rhodian. 10 in. sq. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 1l. 10 s.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Glazed earthenware tiles, decorated with flowers, buds and leaves in blue, turquoise, red and green, with a white background, Turkey, probably Iznik, c.1600.
Physical description
FOUR TILES. Glazed earthenware: pinks and other flowers and buds and leaves in dark blue, turquoise blue, red and green on white ground. From Cairo. Rhodian. 10 in. sq. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 1l. 10 s.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 25cm
  • Depth: 1.5cm
Object history
Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A).
Associations
Collection
Accession number
991B-1884

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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