Tile
ca. 1730-ca. 1760 (made)
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Plaque, tin-glazed earthenware, square tile painted with symetrical grotesque with interlacing ornament and scrolls enclosing busts, vases of flowers and sphinxes
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue |
| Brief description | Plaque, tin-glazed earthenware, square tile painted with interlacing ornament, probably Clérissy pottery factory, France, about 1730-1760 |
| Physical description | Plaque, tin-glazed earthenware, square tile painted with symetrical grotesque with interlacing ornament and scrolls enclosing busts, vases of flowers and sphinxes |
| Object history | Purchased from the Aigoin Collection Acquisition type: Purchase |
| Production | Acquired as Moustiers, c. 1720-60; relabelled in 1939 as first quarter of the 18th century and, again in 1939, as second quarter of the 18th century |
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| Accession number | 464-1870 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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