Roof Drip Tile
ca. 1850 (made), 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Tile of downward-curving form, unglazed, at one end a triangular element glazed green, of a type called "dishui" in Chinese, meaning "dripping water". A design of flowers on the triangular element.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded |
| Brief description | flower; Cer, China, Qing, LEAD GLAZED |
| Physical description | Tile of downward-curving form, unglazed, at one end a triangular element glazed green, of a type called "dishui" in Chinese, meaning "dripping water". A design of flowers on the triangular element. |
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| Object history | This tile probably came from the HMC, lent to the South Kensington Museum in 1872 and thought to have been returned to HMC afterwards. Was already in FEC store when ROLO was introduced in 1989 and given LOST number. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.255-2018 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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