tile
Tile
ca.1650 (made)
ca.1650 (made)
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This Mughal 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 are 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 (1628-58).
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Title | tile (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Earthenware and cuerda seca decoration |
Brief description | Square tile with a floral design in red and blue on a yellow ground.; Architecture, ceramic, glazed, probably Lahore, ca. 1650 |
Physical description | One of three tiles from a decorative panel. This tile has a yellow ground decorated with part of a flowering plant with branching stems of blue and orange flowers with narrow blade-like leaves in green and orange. |
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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 are 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 (1628-58). |
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Summary | This Mughal 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 are 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 (1628-58). |
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Accession number | IM.281-1923 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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