Tile — Tiles from a courtyard floor in Iran, Iran, 1800-1870, 17th century

Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 13:1-1877), made in Iran, dated 1800-1870, 17th century. The museum's brief description reads: Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; Border tile, glazed earthenware, in cuerda seca technique, yellow cloudband, turquoise saz leaf and yellow half-medallions on white ground, reportedly from a courtyard floor, Iran, possibly 1800-1870. Museum description: Border tile, earthenware, covered in white slip and painted in yellow and pale blue, outlined in manganese black in the cuerda seca technique, the design is of a saz leaf entwined with a cloud scroll and half lobed medallions enclosing flowerheads, within a maroon line and broad blue and black band borders. The museum records it as glazed earthenware, measuring Height 12 cm; Width 22.7 cm; Depth 2.1 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.