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Tile with flowerpot in oval

Also known as: Tegel met bloempot in ovaal

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1580 - c. 1625

Tile each with a polychrome (blue, orange, green and yellow) painted flowerpot within an oval surrounded by ornament in reserve technique. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1955-236; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 13 cm x width 13 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.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
earthenware, tin glaze
Technique
maiolica
Measurements
height 13 cm x width 13 cm x thickness 1.5 cm
Dimensions museum
height 13 cm x width 13 cm x thickness 1.5 cm

Identification

Original title
Tegel met bloempot in ovaal
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1955-236
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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