Tile, 1664
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1664
Tile with blue depiction of two figures pointing in the direction of Halley's comet. To the right of the figures, the year: 1664. In the corners, a spiderhead (spinnekop). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-11954; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 12.5 cm x width 12.5 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, tin glaze
- Technique
- maiolica
- Measurements
- height 12.5 cm x width 12.5 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 12.5 cm x width 12.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-11954
- 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.