Tile — Forlì pavement, Forlì, Faenza, ca.1513-1523
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca.1513-1523
Tile in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 30:466-1866), made in Forlì, Faenza, dated ca.1513-1523. The museum's brief description reads: Trapezoidal pavement tile, blue strapwork, tin-glazed earthenware, Forlì, Italy, ca.1513-1523..
Museum description: Trapezoid earthenware pavement tile, painted with various arabesque designs in yellow on a blue ground. These are found surrounding the orange octagons in the pavement. The museum records it as painted tin-glazed earthenware, measuring Width 10 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware, tin glaze
- Dimensions
- Width 10 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- painted tin-glazed earthenware
- Place recorded
- Forlì, Faenza
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- 30:466-1866
- Museum system number
- O1257239
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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