Tile
17th century (made)
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FOUR TILES. Glazed earthenware: leaves and flowers and buds in dark blue, turquoise blue, green and red on white ground. From Cairo. Rhodian. 10 in. sq. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ),1l. 10s.
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 95
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 95
Object details
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| Brief description | Glazed tiles, ornamented with leaves, flowers and buds in blue, turquoise, red and green on a white ground, Turkey, probably Iznik, c.1600. |
| Physical description | FOUR TILES. Glazed earthenware: leaves and flowers and buds in dark blue, turquoise blue, green and red on white ground. From Cairo. Rhodian. 10 in. sq. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ),1l. 10s. Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 95 |
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| 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). |
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| Accession number | 992B-1884 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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