Tile
15th century (made)
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Border tile of earthenware, decorated in turquoise blue, yellow and white, with interlacing ogee-shaped floral outlines on a blue ground, glazed in the cuerda seca technique.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed in the <i>cuerda seca</i> technique |
| Brief description | Tile, earthenware glazed in the cuerda seca technique, from the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, built for the Osmanli Sultan Çelebi Mehmed I (1413-1421), made in Turkey (Iznik), 15th century |
| Physical description | Border tile of earthenware, decorated in turquoise blue, yellow and white, with interlacing ogee-shaped floral outlines on a blue ground, glazed in the cuerda seca technique. |
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| Object history | From the Yesil Türbe (Green Tomb) at Bursa, built for the Osmanli Sultan Çelebi Mehmed I (1413-1421). |
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| Accession number | 1625:1-1892 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2009 |
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