tile
Tile
second quarter of 17th century (made)
second quarter of 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
A square glazed earthenware tile with its lower right hand corner missing. It has a yellow ground and shows the main part of a caparisoned blue ox with orange patches under a bunch of three flowers and Chinese cloud scrolls, all in orange, blue and green.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | tile (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware decorated in cuerda seca |
| Brief description | square; Architecture, ceramic |
| Physical description | A square glazed earthenware tile with its lower right hand corner missing. It has a yellow ground and shows the main part of a caparisoned blue ox with orange patches under a bunch of three flowers and Chinese cloud scrolls, all in orange, blue and green. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Col. Birch c/o Ernest S. Salaman, Esq., 65&66 Chancery Lane, WC |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Skelton, Robert, et al, The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982
Robert Skelton, cat. no.9 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.303-1890 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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