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Tile

ca. 1500-1510 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tiles of this vine-leaf design were specially made in Seville for the Palace of Sintra in Portugal. They were produced about 1500–10.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, with relief decoration
Brief description
Tin-glazed buff earthenware, with a vine-leaf and stalks in relief covered with a white tin-glaze and painted in green and manganese-purple. Spanish (Seville), ca. 1500-1510
Physical description
Tin-glazed buff earthenware, with a vine-leaf and stalks in relief covered with a white tin-glaze and painted in green and manganese-purple. Spanish (Seville), ca. 1500-1510
Dimensions
  • Width: 15.0cm
Object history
Made for the Palace of Sintra, Portugal.
Subject depicted
Summary
Tiles of this vine-leaf design were specially made in Seville for the Palace of Sintra in Portugal. They were produced about 1500–10.
Collection
Accession number
C.37-1973

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Record createdMarch 4, 2004
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