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

Tile

ca. 1578 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Border tile of fritware, rectangular, painted in white and blue on a red ground, with interlacing leafy scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile, rectangular, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, perhaps from the bedroom of Murad III in the Serai at Istanbul, made in Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1578
Physical description
Border tile of fritware, rectangular, painted in white and blue on a red ground, with interlacing leafy scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.4cm
  • Width: 14.9cm
Style
Object history
Perhaps from the bedroom of Murad III in the Serai at Istanbul. Previously recorded as Rhodian ware in the register.
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1645-1892

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
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