Tile with the coat of arms of the d'Este family, consisting of a flower surrounded by a ring wound with leaf tendrils, within a square
Also known as: Tegel met wapen familie d'Este, bestaande uit een bloem omgeven door een ring omwonden door bladranken, in een vierkant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1480 - 1500
Tile with the multicoloured (blue, purple, yellow, and green) coat of arms of the d'Este family consisting of a flower surrounded by a ring wound with leaf tendrils, within a square. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11929; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 13.5 cm x width 14.5 cm x depth 3.8 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, tin glaze
- Technique
- maiolica
- Measurements
- height 13.5 cm x width 14.5 cm x depth 3.8 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 13.5 cm x width 14.5 cm x depth 3.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel met wapen familie d'Este, bestaande uit een bloem omgeven door een ring omwonden door bladranken, in een vierkant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11929
- 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.