Tile with a motto relating to marriage
Also known as: Tegel met spreuk die betrekking heeft op het huwelijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1780
Rectangular tile of polychrome painted faience. On the tile, within a manganese-coloured frame, is a motto relating to marriage. The tile is dated: 26 July 1780. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12400-28; its record gives material recorded as earthenware, tin glaze; technique polychromy, painting technique; measurements length 24.5 cm x width 20 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
- polychromy, painting technique
- Measurements
- length 24.5 cm x width 20 cm
- Dimensions museum
- length 24.5 cm x width 20 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel met spreuk die betrekking heeft op het huwelijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12400-28
- Museum classification
- tile
Catalogue references
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Research required
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