Tile
ca. 1620-1640 (made)
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Beginning in the 17th century, tilework became a typical feature of the Dutch home. Painted tiles were deployed around fireplaces, on wainscots, along corridors, and most particularly around skirtings. This example combines a type of decoration in reserve that had previously been found on floor tiles, with naturalistic central pictorial motifs.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glaze earthenware, painted in colours |
Brief description | Tile, tin-glaze earthenware painted in colours, Netherlands, ca. 1620-40 |
Physical description | Tile, square, depicting a fox within a lozenge-shaped frame, the intervals being filled with stylised foliage in reserve against a blue ground. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr Henry Van der Bergh through Art Fund |
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Summary | Beginning in the 17th century, tilework became a typical feature of the Dutch home. Painted tiles were deployed around fireplaces, on wainscots, along corridors, and most particularly around skirtings. This example combines a type of decoration in reserve that had previously been found on floor tiles, with naturalistic central pictorial motifs. |
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Other number | Van Den Bergh 50 - Rackham (1923) |
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Accession number | C.530:1-1923 |
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Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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