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Tile

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker

One of eighteen tiles of glazed buff-coloured earthenware, painted in dark blue, green and manganese-purple, outlined in olive-green, on a white slip, made by the Derby Tile Company, of Belper, as a copy of Damascus tiles of the 16th or 17th century, forming part of a panel in the Victoria and Albert Museum, No.131-1897. English, 19th century


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tile
  • Tile Fragment
Brief description
One of eighteen tiles of glazed buff-coloured earthenware, painted in dark blue, green and manganese-purple, outlined in olive-green, on a white slip, made by the Derby Tile Company, of Belper, as a copy of Damascus tiles of the 16th or 17th century, forming part of a panel in the Victoria and Albert Museum, No.131-1897. English, 19th century
Physical description
One of eighteen tiles of glazed buff-coloured earthenware, painted in dark blue, green and manganese-purple, outlined in olive-green, on a white slip, made by the Derby Tile Company, of Belper, as a copy of Damascus tiles of the 16th or 17th century, forming part of a panel in the Victoria and Albert Museum, No.131-1897. English, 19th century
Collection
Accession number
101:11-1900

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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