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This glazed earthenware Mughal tile dating to the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658) is one of a group acquired from Mr. Frederick H. Andrews in 1923. He had been living in Srinagar and wrote to the museum in 1922 offering to sell his collection before he left that year to return to the UK. All were acquired in Kashmir.

Physical description

Part of a panel decorated with flowers in greyish blue, white and orange with pale green stems on a yellow ground.The half vase is orange with arabesque decoration in greyish blue and white.

Place of Origin

Panjab, Afghanistan (probably, made)
Kashmir, India (possibly, made)

Date

ca. 1650 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Glazed earthenware.

Dimensions

Height: 21 cm, Width: 20.4 cm, Depth: 2.3 cm

Object history note

This tile is one of a group of 63 acquired from Mr. Frederick H. Andrews in 1923. He had been living in Srinagar and wrote to the museum in 1922 offering to sell his collection before he left that year to return to the UK. All were acquired in Kashmir.

Descriptive line

Glazed earthenware, Mughal ca. 1650

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Published with similar tiles from the same group in Koezuka (ed) 1993. Fig 58.2, pp74-5 'The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms'. Susan Stronge (Ed) V&A 1999. 55,p.215

Exhibition History

The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1999-31/12/1999)

Materials

Earthenware

Techniques

Glazed

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Vase, Urn

Collection code

SSEA

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