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

tile

Tile
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of a larger composition of a hunting scene, the tile depicts a wounded antelope in yellow with an arrow in its side and the back end of a white horse with green hooves. The animals are outlined in black on a cobalt-blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titletile (generic title)
Materials and techniques
grey siliceous earthenware with cuerda seca decoration over a white slip
Brief description
Architecture, ceramic, Panjab, C17
Physical description
Part of a larger composition of a hunting scene, the tile depicts a wounded antelope in yellow with an arrow in its side and the back end of a white horse with green hooves. The animals are outlined in black on a cobalt-blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10in
  • Width: 9.5in
Styles
Credit line
Purchased from the Executors of the late Major W. J. Myers
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.4-1900

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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