Tile
17th century (made)
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Panel of four tiles, fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. The pattern consists of a vase in the centre decorated with arabesque ornament and containing sprays of carnations, tulips and irises, symmetrically arranged. On either side of the vase is a long stem covered with small blue flowers. Along the top and bottom of the panel is a border of white interlacing arabesques on a turquoise-blue ground. The whole of the decoration is outlined in dark green.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze |
| Brief description | Panel of four tiles, fritware, painted in colours and glazed, Turkey, about 1600 |
| Physical description | Panel of four tiles, fritware, painted in colours on a white slip and covered with a clear glaze. The pattern consists of a vase in the centre decorated with arabesque ornament and containing sprays of carnations, tulips and irises, symmetrically arranged. On either side of the vase is a long stem covered with small blue flowers. Along the top and bottom of the panel is a border of white interlacing arabesques on a turquoise-blue ground. The whole of the decoration is outlined in dark green. |
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| Object history | Purchased in Istanbul in 1897 from Mrs Alice Whitaker, daughter and heir of William Henry Wrench (1836-96). Wrench was British consul in the city when he died, and he had formed a significant collection of Ottoman and Iranian objects while in the consular service. For images of how Wrench displayed his collection in his home in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of the city, see V&A: PH.331 to 334-1892. |
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| Accession number | 1885:1 to 4-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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