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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

ca. 1546 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stove tile of red tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. A symmetrical design of winged dolphins spring on either side from a lion's mask.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colour
Brief description
Stove tile of red tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, Switzerland, ca. 1546
Physical description
Stove tile of red tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. A symmetrical design of winged dolphins spring on either side from a lion's mask.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.421-1927

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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