Tile
1498 (dated)
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This tile was probably used on the out-side corner of a building, as an heraldic device, to display the arms of the owner. They are likely to have come from a house in Rimini, as the arms are those of the Cinquedente family of Rimini, and the initials are probably those of Simone di Roberto Cinquedente.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours |
Brief description | Tile of tin-glazed earthenware, probably made in Rimini, dated 1498. |
Physical description | Tile of light red earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours with the arms of Cinquedente and the initials of Simone di Roberto. |
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Object history | Bought from the Castellani Collection Castellani Sale, Rome, 1884, Lot. 57 |
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Summary | This tile was probably used on the out-side corner of a building, as an heraldic device, to display the arms of the owner. They are likely to have come from a house in Rimini, as the arms are those of the Cinquedente family of Rimini, and the initials are probably those of Simone di Roberto Cinquedente. |
Other number | 141 - Rackham (1977) |
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Accession number | 657-1884 |
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Record created | September 29, 1998 |
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