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Circular tile with eagle

Also known as: Cirkelvormige tegel met adelaar

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1735

Circular tile with a blue-painted crowned eagle, on its chest a shield with the year: 1735. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1955-331; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements diameter 12.3 cm x thickness 1.4 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
diameter 12.3 cm x thickness 1.4 cm
Dimensions museum
diameter 12.3 cm x thickness 1.4 cm

Identification

Original title
Cirkelvormige tegel met adelaar
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-1955-331
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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