tile
Tile
second quarter of the 17th century (made)
second quarter of the 17th century (made)
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This glazed earthenware tile is one of a group acquired in 1923 from Mr Frederick H. Andrews. He had been living in Srinagar as Director of the Technical Institute of Kashmir and wrote to the museum in 1922 offering to sell his collection before he left that year to return to the UK. The tiles were said to have come from the tomb of Madani near But Kadal in Srinagar, Kashmir. The building dates from the mid-fifteenth century, but was refurbished by a Mughal nobleman in the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658). This tile is very similar in its colours, technical quality and general style to border tiles said to have come from the tomb of Asaf Khan, Jahangir's brother in law, at Shahdara in Lahore (cf IS.52-1898).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | tile (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | earthenware with cuerda seca decoration |
| Brief description | Glazed earthenware, Mughal, ca. 1650 |
| Physical description | This former rectagular border tile (now with chipped edges) has a central red band ornamented with an intersecting yellow arabesque and green foliate scrolls enclosing dark blue and grey flower heads outlined in white which alternatively point up and down. This band has a green stripe with an outer margin in yellow on either side. |
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| Object history | This tile is one of a group of 63 acquired in 1923 from Mr Frederick H. Andrews. He had been living in Srinagar as Director of the Technical Institute of Kashmir and wrote to the museum in 1922 offering to sell his collection before he left that year to return to the UK. The tiles were said to have come from the tomb of Madani near But Kadal in Srinagar, Kashmir. The building dates from the mid-fifteenth century, but was refurbished by a Mughal nobleman in the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This glazed earthenware tile is one of a group acquired in 1923 from Mr Frederick H. Andrews. He had been living in Srinagar as Director of the Technical Institute of Kashmir and wrote to the museum in 1922 offering to sell his collection before he left that year to return to the UK. The tiles were said to have come from the tomb of Madani near But Kadal in Srinagar, Kashmir. The building dates from the mid-fifteenth century, but was refurbished by a Mughal nobleman in the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658). This tile is very similar in its colours, technical quality and general style to border tiles said to have come from the tomb of Asaf Khan, Jahangir's brother in law, at Shahdara in Lahore (cf IS.52-1898). |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.298-1923 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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