Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tile

about 1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tile panel made up of fifteen tiles, fritware, painted with flowers and foliage in colours under the glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 15 parts.

  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
  • Tile
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile panel, fifteen tiles, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Iznik), 1550-1600.
Physical description
Tile panel made up of fifteen tiles, fritware, painted with flowers and foliage in colours under the glaze.
Dimensions
  • Width: 139cm
  • Length: 204cm
Style
Object history
Bought, 9l. 15s. the fifteen [133 to N-1884].
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lane, Arthur. A guide to the collection of tiles London: Victoria and Albert Museum, published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1939 (Printed by the Shenval Press), p. 18.
Collection
Accession number
133-1884

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
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