Not currently on display at the V&A

Tile

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

Tile of fritware, square, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground, with a large repeating pattern of tulips amid foliated stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, polychrome underglaze painted, glazed
Brief description
Tile, square, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Turkey (Iznik), second half of 16th century
Physical description
Tile of fritware, square, painted in red, blue and green on a white ground, with a large repeating pattern of tulips amid foliated stems.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32.4cm (Individual tile)
  • Width: 32.4cm (Individual tile)
  • Width: 61.3cm (202-1894 and 202B-1894 framed)
  • Depth: 4.7cm (202-1894 and 202B-1894 framed)
Style
Object history
Bought, £20 [202 to F-1894]
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
202E-1894

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Record createdApril 16, 2009
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