Tile with horseman
Also known as: Tegel met ruiter
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1620 - c. 1660
Tile with blue-painted horseman in armour within an ogee surround, with a winged leaf in the corners. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1955-193; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 15.7 cm x width 15.7 cm x thickness 2 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, tin glaze
- Technique
- maiolica
- Measurements
- height 15.7 cm x width 15.7 cm x thickness 2 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 15.7 cm x width 15.7 cm x thickness 2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel met ruiter
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1955-193
- Museum classification
- ruitertegel · 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
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