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Artist/Maker	Unknown (made)
Place of origin	Isfahan (made) Iran (made)

Many versions of this moulded tile were sold from the 1860s onwards, in both Iran and Europe, often together with a tile depicting a falconer on horseback. The art-dealer Ferdinand Méchin stated that the group had been found in the ruins of Farahabad, the Isfahan palace of Safavid Shah Abbas II (1642-66), but others were not convinced.

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Categories	Ceramics Tiles
Object type	Tile
Materials and techniques	Fritware, moulded and underglaze painted Fritware Moulded Painted
Brief description	Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Tile fragment, moulded fritware, depicting flowering stems in a vase, Isfahan, Iran, 1860-1875
Physical description	Tile, glazed fritware, moulded design painted in black outline with details in manganese purple and turquoise, depicting flowering stems springing around a vase (visible on left), reserved against dark blue ground.
Dimensions	Length: 18.5cm Width: 13.5cm Depth: 1.5cm
Style	Qajar
Object history	Given with 1142A-1893 by J. H. Middleton Esq., A.A., LL.D., D.Litt., D.C.L.
Summary	Many versions of this moulded tile were sold from the 1860s onwards, in both Iran and Europe, often together with a tile depicting a falconer on horseback. The art-dealer Ferdinand Méchin stated that the group had been found in the ruins of Farahabad, the Isfahan palace of Safavid Shah Abbas II (1642-66), but others were not convinced.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	1142-1893

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O282388/tile-unknown/

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