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Portrait of Charles II

Tile
1660-1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel with a portrait of Charles II. Buff body, coarse-grained. Pin-holes near corners of the front. Concave surface.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of Charles II (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel
Brief description
Tile of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and manganese with a portrait of King Charles II of England, Netherlands, 1660-1675.
Physical description
Tile of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel with a portrait of Charles II. Buff body, coarse-grained. Pin-holes near corners of the front. Concave surface.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Thickness: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C / 2' and 'K' [on either side of the portrait]
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Mr M. Mogrobi, Amsterdam. Given by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O., through the National Art Collections Fund, 1928.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • Ray Tiles, No: 3.
Other number
N.641 - <U>Delftware</U> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.50-1928

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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