Tile with coat of arms of the Ordelaffi family with rampant lion in an oval
Also known as: Tegel met wapen familie Ordelaffi met klimmende leeuw in een ovaal
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1480 - 1490
Tile with a polychrome (blue, green, and orange) corner-to-corner decoration of the coat of arms of the Ordelaffi family with rampant lion in an oval. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12109; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique maiolica; measurements height 27 cm x width 27 cm x depth 4.6 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
- height 27 cm x width 27 cm x depth 4.6 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 27 cm x width 27 cm x depth 4.6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel met wapen familie Ordelaffi met klimmende leeuw in een ovaal
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12109
- Museum classification
- tile
Catalogue references
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