Tile
late 13th century (made)
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Place of origin |
Left hand part of the subject of Tristan singing to Isolde (lower portion of two figures each with a hand on the harp).
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Red earthenware stamped and inlaid |
Brief description | Red earthenware with an impressed design of Tristan singing to Isolde and infilled with white clay. Probably from Chertsey Abbey. English, late 13th century. |
Physical description | Left hand part of the subject of Tristan singing to Isolde (lower portion of two figures each with a hand on the harp). |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday |
Subjects depicted | |
Literary reference | Tristan and Iseult |
Bibliographic reference | M. Shurlock, Tiles from Chertsey Abbey |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.348-1927 |
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Record created | January 15, 2008 |
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