Tile — Tile panel, Multan, c. 1880
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1880
Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 04154A/(IS)), made in Multan, dated c. 1880. The museum's brief description reads: hexagonal; Architecture, earthenware, Multan c.
1880. Museum description: Seven hexagonal tiles are arranged to form a larger hexagon by the insertion of twelve small triangular tiles. The seven tiles have small hexagonal tiles inserted into the cavity at the centre of each. The larger tiles are all brown-glazed over flowers in white slip; the triangular tiles are all turquoise-glazed over white slip and cobalt blue motifs; the small hexagonal inserts are glazed in blue and white.
All are made of earthenware. The museum records it as Earthenware with glazed slip decoration, measuring Height 43.1 cm; Width 46.8 cm; Depth 6 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This tile panel was made in Multan, now in Pakistan, in the 19th century, probably in about 1880. Its colours and designs are typical of wares made in the city in the 1880s. It was acquired by the Indian Museum in London, probably from one of the exhibitions of the late 19th century, and transferred to the South Kensington Museum in 1879.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, glaze, Slip (white)
- Dimensions
- Height 43.1 cm; Width 46.8 cm; Depth 6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Earthenware with glazed slip decoration
- Place recorded
- Multan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- 04154A/(IS)
- Museum system number
- O428231
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
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