Eave Tile
ca. 1850 (made), 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Roof tile covered with turquoise glaze, of curving shape with a circular disc at one end, of a type called "goutou" in Chinese. A dragon on the circular disc
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded |
| Brief description | dragon; Cer, China, Qing, LEAD GLAZED |
| Physical description | Roof tile covered with turquoise glaze, of curving shape with a circular disc at one end, of a type called "goutou" in Chinese. A dragon on the circular disc |
| Dimensions |
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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.246-2018 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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