Tile Panel
ca. 1580-1600 (made)
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These tiles were made about 1580 to 1600, at which time the Dutch began to use painted tin-glazed tiles on the walls of their houses rather than on their floors. It also marked the point at which the tiles became available to a wider section of the public, owing to the increasing prosperity of the Dutch middle class. The design of the tiles, with its decoration in reserve on a dark ground, derives from earlier types of inlaid floor tiles. These particular tiles may have been put to use either on a floor or a wall, perhaps around a fireplace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Sixteen tiles, tin-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome, Netherlands, early 17th century |
| Physical description | Tile, tin-glazed earthenware. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Henry Van der Bergh through Art Fund |
| Historical context | These tiles were made at the time of transition between using tin-glazed tiles on walls rather than floors. The design bears similarites to inlaid floor tiles. They may have been used on either wall or floor. |
| Summary | These tiles were made about 1580 to 1600, at which time the Dutch began to use painted tin-glazed tiles on the walls of their houses rather than on their floors. It also marked the point at which the tiles became available to a wider section of the public, owing to the increasing prosperity of the Dutch middle class. The design of the tiles, with its decoration in reserve on a dark ground, derives from earlier types of inlaid floor tiles. These particular tiles may have been put to use either on a floor or a wall, perhaps around a fireplace. |
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| Other number | Van den Bergh 1 - Rackham (1923) |
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| Accession number | C.477-1923 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2004 |
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