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Tile, polychrome-painted with a rosette surrounded by four marigolds and framed by heart-shaped leaves

Also known as: Tegel, veelkleurig beschilderd met een rozet omgeven door vier goudsbloemen en omlijst door bladeren in de vorm van een hart

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1600 - c. 1630

Tile with a polychrome (blue, orange, green, and yellow) rosette surrounded by four marigolds framed by heart-shaped leaves. Along the edges, a half rosette. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1955-175; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 13.5 cm x width 13.5 cm x thickness 1.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
earthenware, tin glaze
Technique
maiolica
Measurements
height 13.5 cm x width 13.5 cm x thickness 1.5 cm
Dimensions museum
height 13.5 cm x width 13.5 cm x thickness 1.5 cm

Identification

Original title
Tegel, veelkleurig beschilderd met een rozet omgeven door vier goudsbloemen en omlijst door bladeren in de vorm van een hart
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1955-175
Museum classification
tile

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against ceramics and tile references.
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