Tile, Damascus, 16th century-17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
16th century-17th century
Tile, Damascus, 16th century-17th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 16th century-17th century. The museum's brief description reads: Tile, fritware with polychrome underglaze painting, Syria (Damascus), 16th-17th century.
Museum description: Tile of glazed fritware, painted in blue, green and manganese with long leaves uniting and forming lozenge-shaped compartments which enclose symmetrical designs of carnations, hyacinths and rosebuds. The border consists of flowers and leaves in manganese and green on a dark blue ground. The museum record gives material recorded as fritware; measurements Width 22 cm; Height 22.5 cm; Depth 2 cm; place associated: Damascus.
These details come from the holding 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- fritware
- Dimensions
- Width 22 cm; Height 22.5 cm; Depth 2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Fritware with polychrome underglaze painting
- Place recorded
- Damascus
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tile
- Museum object number
- 913:31-1894
- Museum system number
- O1300332
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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